Table 3

Average marginal effects (AMEs, with SE) of the independent variables on the probability of reporting economic hardship including or excluding medication access problems, by sex

Women (n=79 326)Men (n=59 998)
No hardshipHardship including medicationsHardship excluding medicationsNo hardshipHardship including medicationsHardship excluding medications
AME (SE)P valueAME (SE)P valueAME (SE)P valueAME (SE)P valueAME (SE)P valueAME (SE)P value
Economic activity (ref=full-time work)
 Part-time work/retirement0.108 (0.010)<0.0010.062 (0.008)<0.0010.046 (0.008)<0.0010.157 (0.018)<0.0010.119 (0.016)<0.0010.038 (0.011)0.001
 Old age retired0.088 (0.004)<0.0010.032 (0.003)<0.0010.056 (0.003)<0.0010.042 (0.004)<0.0010.008 (0.003)0.0050.035 (0.003)<0.001
 Disability/illness0.290 (0.012)<0.0010.245 (0.012)<0.0010.045 (0.008)<0.0010.266 (0.013)<0.0010.237 (0.013)<0.0010.028 (0.007)<0.001
 Unemployed0.274 (0.012)<0.0010.174 (0.011)<0.0010.100 (0.010)<0.0010.287 (0.012)<0.0010.164 (0.010)<0.0010.123 (0.010)<0.001
 Family0.047 (0.012)<0.0010.030 (0.010)0.0020.017 (0.009)0.049
 Student0.180 (0.011)<0.0010.101 (0.009)<0.0010.079 (0.009)<0.0010.175 (0.014)<0.0010.086 (0.011)<0.0010.089 (0.010)<0.001
Year (ref=2018)
 20130.016 (0.007)0.0270.022 (0.006)<0.0010.006 (0.006)0.242−0.006 (0.008)0.428−0.009 (0.006)0.1650.015 (0.005)0.006
 20140.003 (0.008)0.683−0.011 (0.006)0.0830.008 (0.006)0.191−0.015 (0.009)0.0870.015 (0.007)0.0330.030 (0.006)<0.001
 2015<0.001 (0.008)0.996−0.012 (0.006)0.0540.012 (0.006)0.042−0.003 (0.009)0.6930.015 (0.007)0.0250.019 (0.006)0.003
 20200.034 (0.008)<0.0010.030 (0.007)<0.001−0.005 (0.006)0.4360.004 (0.009)0.6690.016 (0.007)0.0280.012 (0.007)0.067
  • Results are based on multinomial logistic regression (main effects).

  • Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.