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Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Nov 6;41(2):515–525. doi: 10.1177/0733464820971134

Table 3.

Association between ineligiblity for financial resources with support services use and financial strain

	Paid help		Respite		Transportation		Home modifications		Any financial strain
	OR (95% CI)	AME (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	AME (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	AME (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	AME (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	AME (95% CI)
Eligibility ^a
Yes	REF	REF	REF		REF		REF		REF
No	0.41 (0.26, 0.65)	−.16 (−.24, −.09)^***	0.65 (0.36, 1.17)	−.04 (−.10, .01)	0.60 (0.36–0.99)	−.08 (−.15,−.01)^*	0.64 (0.41, 0.99)	−.08 (0.16, −.01)^*	1.77 (1.15, 2.73)	0.11 (0.03, 0.19)^**

Data are from Caregiving in the US 2015 (n=1,185); all estimates are weighted to account for the complex sampling frame and survey non-response Models control for caregiver, care recipient, and caregiving characteristics.

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; AME: Average marginal effect; REF=Reference category.

^ƚ

p<0.10,

p<0.05,

^**

p<0.01,

^***

p<0.001.

Eligible caregivers were: 1) providing care to someone age 60+; or 2) providing care to someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia; or 3) age 55+ and providing care to an adult relative.