Association of Smoking Cessation With Financial Stress and Material Well-Being: Results From a Prospective Study of a Population-Based National Survey
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siahpush2007 - p. 2281
We used data from wave 1 through 4 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a longitudinal national study based on a multi-stage, area sample of households. In the first stage, the primary sampling unit was the collection district (small geographic units with an average of about 250 households per unit), which were stratified by region. In the second and hird stage, dwellings and households were selected, respectively.
siahpush2007 - p. 2282
To measure financial stress, respondents were asked “[In the past 6 months] did any of the following happen to you because of a shortage of money: could not pay electricity, gas, or telephone bills on time; could not pay the mortgage or rent on time; pawned or sold something; went without meals; was unable to heat home; asked for financial help from friends or family; asked for help from a welfare/community organization?” These questions yielded binary (yes or no) data. Respondents were also asked whether they could raise, within a week, Aus $2000 for an emergency.
siahpush2007 - p. 2282
Material well-being was measured with the question: “Given your current needs and financial responsibilities, would you say that you and your family are: prosperous, very comfortable, reasonably comfortable, just getting along, poor, very poor?” These response options were scored 1 (very poor) through 6 (prosperous).
siahpush2007 - p. 2282
Self-reported health was determined by responses to the question, “In general, would you say your health is: excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?”
siahpush2007 - p. 2282
Social support was assessed using a 10item scale. The responses were used to examine the level of social interaction and social support available from friends and family (e.g., “People don’t come and visit me as often as I would like”).