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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation scores for PROMIS-10 physical health, mental health, GAD-7 and PHQ-9 by answers to questions about financial status

From: Using patient-reported outcome measures to assess psychological well-being in a non-representative US general population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Question about financial status

Response categories

N

%

PROMIS-10 physical health T-scores

PROMIS-10 mental health T-scores

GAD-7

PHQ-9

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

I am able to meet my monthly expenses

Strongly agree

628

31.04

52.79

7.36

49.07

8.59

4.91

4.70

5.41

4.92

Agree

1108

54.77

49.84

7.36

44.91

8.01

6.45

5.18

7.22

5.75

Disagree

228

11.27

46.21

8.29

40.19

8.20

9.09

5.24

10.78

6.10

Strongly disagree

59

2.92

45.66

8.37

38.91

10.16

11.95

6.08

12.29

7.23

I am happy with my current financial situation

Strongly agree

214

10.58

53.99

8.02

52.12

8.74

4.19

4.83

4.68

4.71

Agree

720

35.59

51.83

6.98

48.06

7.65

4.97

4.58

5.58

5.21

Disagree

757

37.42

49.15

7.48

43.77

7.61

7.00

5.01

7.81

5.46

Strongly disagree

332

16.41

46.77

8.15

39.57

8.84

9.77

5.82

11.01

6.63

I have enough money saved to cover cost of essentials (food, rent, medications)

Strongly agree

544

26.89

52.91

7.57

49.42

8.55

4.88

4.56

5.38

4.72

Agree

1015

50.17

50.38

7.11

45.28

7.96

6.24

5.09

6.94

5.59

Disagree

300

14.83

46.92

7.84

41.73

8.54

8.39

5.77

9.55

6.38

Strongly disagree

164

8.11

46.41

8.71

40.64

9.15

9.23

5.82

10.65

7.12

I have had to cut down on expenses

Strongly agree

440

21.75

48.28

8.06

43.62

8.77

8.09

5.74

8.78

6.11

Agree

856

42.31

49.54

7.61

44.54

8.39

6.81

5.10

7.73

5.99

Disagree

583

28.82

51.80

7.17

46.96

8.56

5.26

4.99

5.91

5.25

Strongly disagree

144

7.12

53.87

8.10

50.91

8.97

3.89

4.18

4.60

4.78

I need to borrow money from a friend, family member, relative, colleague

Strongly agree

120

5.93

46.55

8.00

40.75

9.48

10.27

5.91

11.53

6.45

Agree

277

13.69

47.21

7.90

42.32

8.23

8.36

5.08

9.79

5.92

Disagree

806

39.84

49.96

7.45

44.97

8.09

6.16

5.13

6.83

5.71

Strongly disagree

820

40.53

52.04

7.52

47.77

8.84

5.48

5.02

6.08

5.36

I need to borrow money from bank or other financial institution

Strongly agree

66

3.26

47.01

9.24

43.18

10.42

9.65

6.57

10.00

6.79

Agree

182

9.00

47.50

7.02

42.42

7.79

8.66

5.20

10.08

5.94

Disagree

840

41.52

49.68

7.63

44.50

8.39

6.45

5.21

7.14

5.88

Strongly disagree

935

46.22

51.48

7.72

47.15

8.86

5.75

5.10

6.52

5.55

I feel financially stressed

Strongly agree

384

18.98

46.30

8.24

40.44

8.71

10.07

5.81

11.02

6.45

Agree

684

33.81

49.22

7.10

43.70

7.67

7.20

4.73

7.95

5.49

Disagree

696

34.40

51.85

6.96

47.72

7.82

4.77

4.62

5.44

5.04

Strongly disagree

259

12.80

54.34

7.84

51.73

8.50

3.47

3.97

4.40

4.55

I worry about my future financial status

Strongly agree

538

26.59

46.83

7.95

40.61

8.36

9.70

5.59

10.66

6.17

Agree

919

45.43

50.01

7.00

45.21

7.65

6.32

4.66

7.06

5.33

Disagree

417

20.61

53.40

6.88

49.75

7.51

3.59

3.96

4.28

4.46

Strongly disagree

149

7.37

54.93

8.41

52.93

9.19

3.30

4.50

3.86

4.63