September 2007



Usage of coping mechanisms to alleviate monetary difficulties. * Are you currently employed or not? Crosstabulation
% within Are you currently employed or not?


Are you currently employed or not? Total
I am employed full-time I am employed part-time I am not employed I am a homemaker I am a student I am retired
Usage of coping mechanisms to alleviate monetary difficulties. Available, but rarely used 38.9% 35.5% 20.0% 26.4% 19.0% 20.0% 27.9%
Available and used to some extent 17.6% 12.9% 23.8% 27.4% 25.4% 20.0% 22.4%
Available and used to a large extent 17.6% 19.4% 20.0% 18.9% 15.9% 30.0% 18.6%
Exhausted 17.6% 22.6% 25.0% 18.9% 17.5% 20.0% 19.8%
Was never available 8.3% 9.7% 11.3% 8.5% 22.2% 10.0% 11.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 24.178(a) 20 .235
Likelihood Ratio 22.799 20 .299
Linear-by-Linear Association 5.348 1 .021
N of Valid Cases 398

a 6 cells (20.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.13.