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. 2016 Jun 29;33(8):1440–1451. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0369-7

Table 2.

Bivariate associations between sociodemographic and healthcare characteristics and burden of chronic illness and depression/anxiety

Respondent characteristics Number of comorbid conditions Chi-square
P value
Depression/anxiety Chi-square
P value
0 (%) 1 (%) 2 (%) 3+ (%) No (%) Yes (%)
Sex 0.9857 0.0005
 Male 40.9 26.6 18.5 14.0 78.9 21.1
 Female 39.9 27.1 19.0 13.9 69.1 30.9
Age, years <0.0001 0.1104
 18–49 58.5 25.7 11.9 3.9 72.3 27.7
 50–64 26.6 32.1 25.6 18.8 71.9 28.1
 65+ 9.6 23.5 29.0 37.8 78.7 21.3
Race/ethnicity 0.2318 0.0193
 NH, white 39.8 26.8 19.2 14.1 71.1 28.9
 NH, black 39.8 27.8 20.4 12.0 82.5 17.5
 NH, other 54.8 23.1 15.6 6.4 80.2 19.8
 Hispanic 44.9 29.7 11.9 13.6 78.3 21.7
Education <0.0001 0.0032
 High school or less 27.5 27.4 23.7 21.4 74.4 25.6
 Some college 45.5 22.3 19.2 13.1 67.9 32.1
 College graduate or more 47.7 32.6 12.5 7.2 79.5 20.5
Income <0.0001 0.0083
 <$20,000 27.9 23.2 26.0 22.9 63.5 36.5
 $20,000–$49,999 39.0 27.4 16.8 16.8 75.1 24.9
 $50,000–$99,999 43.3 28.0 16.8 11.9 75.7 24.3
 $100,000 or more 50.9 28.2 16.2 4.7 75.5 21.5
Marital status <0.0001 0.0513
 Married/living as married 40.0 27.0 18.2 14.9 76.5 23.5
 Single, never been married 53.4 28.4 13.5 4.7 70.2 29.8
 Divorced/widowed/separated 19.8 24.2 29.2 26.8 67.4 32.6
Born in US 0.1326 0.0134
 Yes 39.5 26.6 19.4 14.6 72.5 27.5
 No 46.3 28.5 13.7 11.5 80.8 19.2
Rural/urban (USDA) 0.0658 0.1732
 Metropolitan country 40.8 27.8 18.7 12.7 73.1 26.9
 Non-metropolitan (population ≥20,000) 44.0 18.1 19.1 18.8 82.5 17.5
 Non-metropolitan (population <20,000) 33.8 24.2 20.5 21.5 72.4 27.6
Regular healthcare provider <0.0001 0.6384
 Yes 36.4 27.0 20.0 16.6 73.0 27.0
 No 51.1 26.8 15.0 7.1 75.0 25.0
Health insurance status 0.2508 0.5132
 Insured 40.1 27.1 18.2 14.6 73.9 26.1
 Not insured 40.8 25.3 23.7 10.3 71.2 28.8
Number of healthcare visits <0.0001 <0.0001
 1–2 54.3 26.8 12.0 6.9 81.7 18.3
 3–4 32.9 26.8 22.4 17.8 71.9 28.1
 5+ 23.1 26.8 27.4 22.7 60.9 39.1

NH non-Hispanic, USDA US Department of Agriculture