August 2007



Usage of coping strategies to alleviate monetary difficulties * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Extreme poor Below the poverty level Above the poverty level
Usage of coping strategies to alleviate monetary difficulties Available and used to a great extent 18.3% 14.2% 7.7% 13.8%
Available and used to some extent 16.5% 15.1% 19.8% 17.0%
Available and used sometimes 17.4% 13.2% 12.1% 14.4%
Available and not used 20.0% 25.5% 39.6% 27.6%
No longer available 23.5% 19.8% 14.3% 19.6%
Were never available 4.3% 12.3% 6.6% 7.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 20.147(a) 10 .028
Likelihood Ratio 20.074 10 .029
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.670 1 .196
N of Valid Cases 312

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 7.00.