Table 2.

Financial Concerns

Indicated agreement with the following:	Age <50 (n=22)	Age 50–64 (n=47)	Age ≥ 65 (n=50)	p Value
	N (col%)	N (col%)	N (col%)
No concerns	6 (27)	20 (43)	27 (54)	0.106
Student loan debt (for yourself or family)	4 (18)	4 (9)	1 (2)	0.035
Rent/ Mortgage	10 (45)	17 (36)	6 (12)	0.003
Paying other bills	12 (55)	20 (43)	14 (28)	0.078
Buying food	7 (32)	10 (21)	4 (8)	0.032
Childcare	3 (14)	3 (6)	1 (2)	0.106
Clothing	3 (14)	6 (13)	4 (8)	0.688
Recreational activities (ie: movies or vacation)	6 (27)	9 (19)	3 (6)	0.030
Holidays (ie: gifts or food)	5 (23)	10 (21)	3 (6)	0.044
Medical expenses	6 (43)	8 (32)	9 (43)	0.704
Other	0 (0)	4 (9)	5 (10)	0.398

Note: All P values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test. Medical expenses was added to the list in Phase 2, so the sample sizes for this question include: young (n=14), middle-age (n=25) and elderly (n=21).