Table 3.
Prevalence of Social Needs in Three Population Subgroups Across Studies 1, 2, and 4.^
| A. Women aged <50 years with at least 1 child aged ≤18 years in the household. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social needs | Study 1 |
Study 2 |
Study 4 |
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| Helpline callers |
Medicaid adults |
Low-income smokers |
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| Women with kids |
Others |
Women with kids |
Others |
Women with kids |
Others |
|
| (n = 816) | (n = 1082) | (n = 761) | (n = 453) | (n = 341) | (n = 1029) | |
| Type of need | ||||||
| Not enough money for unexpected expenses | 89.2 | 89.5 | 53.5 | 54.3 | 75.7 | 75.2 |
| Not enough money for necessities | 66.0 | 72.6** | 19.8 | 22.3 | 31.4 | 37.5* |
| Not enough space in your home | 34.9 | 20.6*** | 26.4 | 21.5 | 28.1 | 19.3*** |
| Unsafe neighborhood | 21.7 | 21.7 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 23.6 | 21.7 |
| Not enough food | 11.3 | 17.6*** | 9.2 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 16.3* |
| No place to stay | 17.6 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| Threatened physically | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 10.6*** | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Trouble finding or paying for childcare | 50.0 | 52.0 | ||||
| Can't pay utility bills in full | 54.1 | 46.0* | ||||
| No reliable transportation | 13.7 | 24.0*** | ||||
| B. Men aged <50 years old with annual household income <$10,000 per year. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social needs | Study 1 |
Study 2 |
Study 4 |
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| Helpline callers |
Medicaid adults |
Low-income smokers |
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| Low-income |
Others |
Low-income |
Others |
Low-income |
Others |
|
| men (n = 77) | (n = 1821) | men (n = 32) | (n = 1182) | men (n = 73) | (n = 1297) | |
| Type of need |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Not enough money for unexpected expenses |
85.7 |
89.5 |
71.9 |
53.3* |
66.7 |
75.8 |
| Not enough money for necessities |
72.7 |
69.6 |
28.1 |
20.6 |
46.4 |
35.4 |
| Not enough space in your home |
27.3 |
26.7 |
31.2 |
24.4 |
28.8 |
21.1 |
| Unsafe neighborhood |
29.9 |
21.3 |
12.5 |
12.1 |
27.1 |
21.9 |
| Not enough food |
24.7 |
14.5* |
18.8 |
10.0 |
22.5 |
14.8 |
| No place to stay |
30.3 |
16.9** |
12.5 |
5.7 |
29.0 |
8.4*** |
| Threatened physically |
9.1 |
5.4 |
18.8 |
6.7** |
15.5 |
7.4* |
| Trouble finding or paying for childcare |
|
|
|
|
33.3 |
51.3 |
| Can't pay utility bills in full |
|
|
|
|
52.1 |
47.8 |
| No reliable transportation | 25.0 | 21.2 | ||||
| C. Men and women aged ≥50 years who rate their health as fair or poor. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social needs | Study 1 |
Study 2 |
Study 4 |
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| Helpline callers |
Medicaid adults |
Low-income smokers |
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| Older, sicker |
Others |
Older, sicker |
Others |
Older, sicker |
Others |
|
| (n = 376) | (n = 1522) | (n = 67) | (n = 1147) | (n = 431) | (n = 939) | |
| Type of need |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Not enough money for unexpected expenses |
92.3 |
88.7* |
73.1 |
52.7** |
80.9 |
72.8** |
| Not enough money for necessities |
77.6 |
67.8*** |
41.8 |
19.5*** |
40.5 |
33.9* |
| Not enough space in your home |
21.6 |
28.0* |
25.4 |
24.5 |
16.6 |
23.7** |
| Unsafe neighborhood |
24.5 |
21.0 |
14.9 |
12.0 |
25.2 |
20.8 |
| Not enough food |
18.9 |
13.9* |
23.9 |
9.4*** |
17.3 |
14.2 |
| No place to stay |
16.8 |
17.6 |
10.4 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
| Threatened physically |
4.3 |
5.9 |
13.4 |
6.6* |
7.7 |
7.9 |
| Trouble finding or paying for childcare |
|
|
|
|
80.0 |
49.1 |
| Can't pay utility bills in full |
|
|
|
|
47.4 |
48.4 |
| No reliable transportation | 29.1 | 17.9*** | ||||
*
P < .05; **P < .01; *** P < .001.
^
Statistical tests compare members of subgroup to others in each Study; bold indicates subgroup > others, italics indicates others > subgroup.