Making ends meet - relating a self-reported indicator of financial hardship to health status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Area-based index of multiple deprivation (IMD) indicators of financial hardship lack individual specificity and sensitivity. This study compared self-reports of hardship with area measures in relation to health status.

Methods

Interviews in one London Borough, reported financial hardship and health status. Associations of health status with most and least deprived quintiles of the IMD 2015 were compared with self-reported hardship; always or sometimes 'having difficulty making ends meet at the end of the month' in relation to never.

Results

1024 interviews reported hardship status in 1001 (98%). 392 people (39%) reported they 'always' or 'sometimes' had hardship. In multivariate analysis, self-reported hardship was more strongly associated with smoking; odd

SUBMITTER: Homer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689002 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature