Measures of Material Hardship

Appendix D

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Exhibit D.1
Availability of Durable Goods by Urban versus Rural and Income

	Washing machine	Clothes dryer	Dish- washer	Refriger- ator	Stand- alone freezer	Color television	Gas or electric stove	Micro- wave oven	VCR	Air condi- tioner	Personal computer	Cell phone or car phone	Regular telephone
Geographic Location
Urbana	92.1	87.6	59.9	99.4	32.8	99.0	99.2	92.3	92.1	78.5	54.1	43.0	95.9
Rural	94.0**	89.5*	51.6***	99.4	54.0***	98.8	99.2	92.6	90.9	74.7**	48.4***	37.7***	93.5***
Under 100% FPL
Urbana	78.7	65.5	26.4	99.0	17.4	97.8	97.8	79.3	77.0	64.7	21.8	14.1	85.1
Rural	87.8***	73.7**	27.4	98.6	37.3***	97.3	98.5	82.4	75.5	69.5	22.0	16.8	83.6
100-200% FPL
Urban a	86.6	79.4	42.1	99.0	24.8	98.4	98.9	88.9	87.6	73.5	32.5	24.2	94.1
Rural	90.0*	85.7***	35.8**	99.2	45.1***	98.5	98.8	88.7	87.3	71.9	34.9	22.1	89.4***
Over 200% FPL
Urban a	96.7	94.9	72.6	99.7	38.5	99.4	99.6	96.1	96.8	83.0	67.6	55.0	98.8
Rural	97.5	95.5	65.1***	99.8	62.6***	99.4	99.6	97.1	96.8	77.4***	61.6***	50.3***	98.0
All households	92.5	88.0	58.4	99.4	36.7	99.0	99.2	92.3	91.9	77.8	53.1	42.0	95.5
Notes: a. Reference Category. *** Statistically significantly different from reference category, p < 0.01. ** Statistically significantly different from reference category, p < 0.05. * Statistically significantly different from reference category, p < 0.10.

Exhibit D.2
Availability of Durable Goods by Household Composition and Income

	Washing machine	Clothes dryer	Dish- washer	Refriger- ator	Stand- alone freezer	Color television	Gas or electric stove	Micro- wave oven	VCR	Air condi- tioner	Personal computer	Cell phone or car phone	Regular telephone
Household Composition
Single adulta	83.3	75.4	36.3	98.8	19.8	98.1	98.7	84.6	80.9	69.8	31.0	22.3	88.2
Married couple	95.7***	92.5***	67.5***	99.6***	42.3***	99.3***	99.4***	95.0***	95.4***	81.3***	62.1***	49.6***	97.5***
Other multiple adults	86.3**	79.4**	37.3	99.4	27.2***	98.5	98.6	87.8**	86.7***	69.4	32.3	26.4**	93.5***
Under 100% FPL
Single adulta	75.4	61.1	20.3	99.0	15.5	97.2	98.3	74.5	69.4	64.1	13.7	8.0	77.8
Married couple	88.7***	77.1***	36.0***	98.8	28.4***	98.3	98.0	86.9***	85.5***	72.0***	34.3***	22.2***	91.3***
Other multiple adults	74.8	59.3	20.3	98.8	19.9	97.7	97.2	77.1	73.8	56.2**	13.1	13.0**	85.7***
100-200% FPL
Single adulta	84.5	78.9	33.7	98.2	18.6	98.1	98.3	86.7	81.2	69.7	25.6	18.3	90.7
Married couple	89.8***	83.0*	46.6***	99.3	33.5***	98.3	99.0	90.9**	90.6***	75.8**	38.6***	28.0***	94.4**
Other multiple adults	81.9	74.9	28.3*	99.1	27.6***	99.2	99.0	84.2	84.4	68.0	22.0	15.0	91.3
Over 200% FPL
Single adulta	90.7	87.6	55.6	99.2	25.3	99.0	99.5	93.6	92.8	76.1	53.7	40.9	97.2
Married couple	98.0***	96.6***	76.2***	99.8	46.1***	99.6	99.7	96.9**	97.8***	83.7***	71.1***	58.0***	99.0***
Other multiple adults	93.0	89.4	48.1***	99.7	29.8*	98.5	99.0	93.8	92.7	75.2	44.7***	37.0	97.6
All households	92.5	88.0	58.4	99.4	36.7	99.0	99.2	92.3	91.9	77.8	53.1	42.0	95.5
Notes: a. Reference Category. *** Statistically significantly different from reference category, p < 0.01. ** Statistically significantly different from reference category, p < 0.05. * Statistically significantly different from reference category, p < 0.10.

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