Figure 3. Association between financial distress (InCharge) and distress (Distress Thermometer) by age.
For each one point increase in Distress Thermometer (indicating increased distress), the financial distress score fell (indicating increased financial distress) at various rates based on age. The most significant results were in the middle-age group: the association between InCharge and Distress Thermometer was significant at p<0.001 and significant at p=0.027 when compared to the young group. There was a significant association between InCharge and Distress Thermometer in the elderly group (p=0.003), but there was no significance when compared to the young group (p=0.229).