September 2007



Usage of coping mechanisms to alleviate monetary difficulties. * Poverty all. Crosstabulation
% within Poverty all.


Poverty all. Total
Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Usage of coping mechanisms to alleviate monetary difficulties. Available, but rarely used 23.9% 35.8% 27.6%
Available and used to some extent 20.5% 27.6% 22.8%
Available and used to a large extent 21.3% 13.8% 18.9%
Exhausted 23.9% 12.2% 20.2%
Was never available 10.4% 10.6% 10.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 14.364(a) 4 .006
Likelihood Ratio 14.811 4 .005
Linear-by-Linear Association 8.293 1 .004
N of Valid Cases 391

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 12.90.