Table 5.
Changes in affect and AUDIT-C scores by social class group (n = 799).
| Working | New worker | Emerging middle | Established middle | New middle | Emerging affluent | Established affluent | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fearful or anxious | 0.007 | |||||||
| Less | 22 (12.6%) | 10 (9.6%) | 15 (27.3%) | 10 (11.4%) | 23 (14.1%) | 9 (9.3%) | 25 (21.4%) | |
| Stayed the same | 124 (70.9%) | 75 (72.1%) | 33 (60.0%) | 61 (69.3%) | 125 (76.7%) | 65 (67.0%) | 74 (63.2%) | |
| More | 29 (16.6%) | 19 (18.3%) | 7 (12.7%) | 17 (19.3%) | 15 (9.2%) | 23 (23.7%) | 18 (15.4%) | |
| Depression | 0.049 | |||||||
| Less | 15 (8.6%) | 9 (8.7%) | 6 (10.9%) | 4 (4.5%) | 27 (16.6%) | 13 (13.4%) | 19 (16.2%) | |
| Stayed the same | 140 (80.0%) | 80 (76.9%) | 42 (76.4%) | 77 (87.5%) | 120 (73.6%) | 77 (79.4%) | 79 (67.5%) | |
| More | 20 (11.4%) | 15 (14.4%) | 7 (12.7%) | 7 (8.0%) | 16 (9.8%) | 7 (7.2%) | 19 (16.2%) | |
| More connected with people | 0.66 | |||||||
| Less | 15 (8.6%) | 14 (13.5%) | 3 (5.5%) | 6 (6.8%) | 17 (10.4%) | 11 (11.3%) | 17 (14.5%) | |
| Stayed the same | 143 (81.7%) | 77 (74.0%) | 44 (80.0%) | 71 (80.7%) | 129 (79.1%) | 71 (73.2%) | 87 (74.4%) | |
| More | 17 (9.7%) | 13 (12.5%) | 8 (14.5%) | 11 (12.5%) | 17 (10.4%) | 15 (15.5%) | 13 (11.1%) | |
| Isolated/lonely | 0.69 | |||||||
| Less | 22 (12.6%) | 17 (16.3%) | 6 (10.9%) | 10 (11.4%) | 16 (9.8%) | 8 (8.2%) | 13 (11.1%) | |
| Stayed the same | 125 (71.4%) | 67 (64.4%) | 43 (78.2%) | 68 (77.3%) | 123 (75.5%) | 77 (79.4%) | 88 (75.2%) | |
| More | 28 (16.0%) | 20 (19.2%) | 6 (10.9%) | 10 (11.4%) | 24 (14.7%) | 12 (12.4%) | 16 (13.7%) | |
| Hopeful about the future | 0.051 | |||||||
| Less | 18 (10.3%) | 15 (14.4%) | 4 (7.3%) | 7 (8.0%) | 13 (8.0%) | 15 (15.5%) | 10 (8.5%) | |
| Stayed the same | 144 (82.3%) | 83 (79.8%) | 47 (85.5%) | 77 (87.5%) | 124 (76.1%) | 75 (77.3%) | 94 (80.3%) | |
| More | 13 (7.4%) | 6 (5.8%) | 4 (7.3%) | 4 (4.5%) | 26 (16.0%) | 7 (7.2%) | 13 (11.1%) | |
| A reduced sense of control | 0.46 | |||||||
| Less | 19 (10.9%) | 15 (14.4%) | 8 (14.5%) | 16 (18.2%) | 23 (14.1%) | 16 (16.5%) | 20 (17.1%) | |
| Stayed the same | 115 (65.7%) | 69 (66.3%) | 39 (70.9%) | 55 (62.5%) | 114 (69.9%) | 71 (73.2%) | 79 (67.5%) | |
| More | 41 (23.4%) | 20 (19.2%) | 8 (14.5%) | 17 (19.3%) | 26 (16.0%) | 10 (10.3%) | 18 (15.4%) | |
| Pessimism about the future | 0.26 | |||||||
| Less | 19 (10.9%) | 20 (19.2%) | 7 (12.7%) | 11 (12.5%) | 15 (9.2%) | 11 (11.3%) | 22 (18.8%) | |
| Stayed the same | 132 (75.4%) | 64 (61.5%) | 42 (76.4%) | 64 (72.7%) | 119 (73.0%) | 69 (71.1%) | 74 (63.2%) | |
| More | 24 (13.7%) | 20 (19.2%) | 6 (10.9%) | 13 (14.8%) | 29 (17.8%) | 17 (17.5%) | 21 (17.9%) | |
| Uncertainty | 0.002 | |||||||
| Less | 20 (11.4%) | 14 (13.5%) | 4 (7.3%) | 7 (8.0%) | 36 (22.1%) | 16 (16.5%) | 27 (23.1%) | |
| Stayed the same | 110 (62.9%) | 72 (69.2%) | 45 (81.8%) | 66 (75.0%) | 105 (64.4%) | 65 (67.0%) | 71 (60.7%) | |
| More | 45 (25.7%) | 18 (17.3%) | 6 (10.9%) | 15 (17.0%) | 22 (13.5%) | 16 (16.5%) | 19 (16.2%) | |
| AUDIT-C score | 0.030 | |||||||
| Less | 47 (35.9%) | 28 (31.8%) | 15 (34.9%) | 26 (37.7%) | 23 (17.8%) | 19 (22.6%) | 38 (35.2%) | |
| Stayed the same | 45 (34.4%) | 35 (39.8%) | 18 (41.9%) | 30 (43.5%) | 56 (43.4%) | 41 (48.8%) | 41 (38.0%) | |
| More | 39 (29.8%) | 25 (28.4%) | 10 (23.3%) | 13 (18.8%) | 50 (38.8%) | 24 (28.6%) | 29 (26.9%) |
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.