Table 5.

Additional adverse impacts associated with being a support person for a haematological cancer survivor in rural and urban areas

Adverse impact	Urban (n = 792) n (%)	Rural (n = 193) n (%)	Total (N = 1004) n (%)	p
Used up my savings	117 (16%)	49 (28%)	169 (18%)	0.0003
Had difficulty paying bills	96 (13%)	39 (22%)	138 (15%)	0.0025
Had less income	202 (27%)	66 (37%)	271 (29%)	0.0098
Had trouble meeting daily expenses	62 (8.4%)	26 (15%)	89 (9.6%)	0.0112
Had to take time off work	313 (43%)	92 (52%)	415 (45%)	0.0231
Had to sell an asset to get extra cash	37 (6.2%)	13 (9.2%)	50 (6.6%)	0.2034
Had to resign or close my business	51 (6.9%)	11 (6.2%)	64 (6.9%)	0.7344