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. 2022 Apr 20;18:101102. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101102

Table 2A.

The effect of financial hardship on self-rated health for all ages.


Panel A: All Ages
Models Effects [95% CI] on SRH* p-values
Model 1: Financial Main Effects
Difficulty Paying Bills −0.07 [-0.09, −0.06] <0.01
Reduction in Medication Use −0.13 [-0.18, −0.08] <0.01
Model 2: No Interactions
Difficulty Paying Bills −0.07 [-0.09, −0.06] <0.01
Reduction in Medication Use −0.13 [-0.18, −0.08] <0.01
Recession vs Pre-Recession 0.04 [0.01, 0.06] <0.01
Recovery vs Pre-Recession 0.00 [-0.03, 0.03] 0.90
Model 3: Difficulty Paying Bills Pre-Recession Recession Recovery
Effect of Difficulty Paying Bills During … −0.09 [-0.11, −0.07] −0.05 [-0.08, −0.03] −0.06 [-0.08, −0.04] *<0.01, 0.03
Model 4: Reduction in Medication Use Pre-Recession Recession Recovery
Effect of Reduction in Medication Use During −0.16 [-0.23, −0.10] −0.08 [-0.16, −0.00] −0.15 [-0.23, −0.06] *0.08, 0.74

All models control for socio-demographic factors.

*Interaction coefficient p-values (Recession vs. Pre, Recovery vs. Pre).