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Table 3 Financial functioning (N = 1047)

From: Smoking and finances: baseline characteristics of low income daily smokers in the FISCALS cohort

 

Number (%) or median (IQR)

Weekly household income

  < $190

30 (2.9%)

 $190–$379

341 (32.6%)

 $380–$579

287 (27.4%)

 $580–$769

146 (13.9%)

  > $770

243 (23.2%)

Ever sought professional help managing finances, yes

257 (24.6%)

 Past 12 months

112 (10.7%)

Financial stress in past month (0≤FSIa≤7)

2 (0–4)

Any financial stress in past month (FSIa >0)

764 (73.0%)

FSI items endorsed for past month

 Difficulty paying electricity/gas/telephone bills

424 (40.5%)

 Difficulty paying mortgage or rent on time

168 (16.1%)

 Pawned or sold something

291 (27.8%)

 Went without meals

307 (29.3%)

 Unable to heat the home

146 (13.9%)

 Asked for financial help from friends or family

550 (52.5%)

 Asked for help from welfare or community group

350 (33.4%)

Financial deprivationb, no

 Have holiday away for at least 1 week per year

566 (54.1%)

  Have night out once a fortnight

407 (38.9%)

  Host a meal once a month

145 (13.8%)

  Have special meal once a week

242 (23.1%)

  Buy new clothes most of the time

320 (30.6%)

  Spend time on leisure or hobbies

290 (27.7%)

 Weekly tobacco expenditure

$80 ($50–$120)

Smoking induced deprivation past month, yes

452 (43.2%)

Make ‘important’ sacrifices to buy tobacco

 Strongly disagree

22 (2.1%)

 Disagree

171 (16.5%)

 Neutral

51 (4.9%)

 Agree

546 (52.1%)

 Strongly agree

245 (23.6%)

  1. aFSI Financial Stress Index
  2. bData only for those who reported that they could not afford the activity