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Table 6 The use of coping strategies, by application duration, at the month of application

From: How do people with disabilities cope while waiting for disability insurance benefits?

 

0-3 months

4-6 months

6-12 months

Longer than 12 months

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Government transfers

        

SNAP recipiency

16.9

1.1

19.4

1.6

20.6

3.0

19.2

2.3

UI recipiency

5.5

1.1

6.8

1.1

4.1

1.5

2.6

0.9

Workers’ compensation recipiency

5.7

0.7

6.9

1.1

7.8

2.0

9.6

1.7

Intra-family resources

        

Spousal Labor Supply

        

  Employment

63.1

2.0

61.5

2.9

57.6

5.6

66.0

3.4

  Earnings

2883

129

2719

134

2650

197

2587

159

Other financial resources

        

Borrowing from credit cards

        

  Fraction

16.0

1.1

18.5

1.7

19.1

2.8

16.9

2.1

  Amount

4278

493

2685

367

2237

493

3021

588

Home ownership

60.0

1.6

57.2

2.1

51.4

3.7

62.2

2.7

Locational changes

        

Changed address

3.4

0.5

5.5

0.9

2.7

1.2

5.0

1.2

N

2049

 

1476

 

475

 

594

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