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Table 2 Objective SES differences in study variables

From: Socioeconomic health disparities revisited: coping flexibility enhances health-related quality of life for individuals low in socioeconomic status

 

Low SES

Medium SES

High SES

p

N = 50

N = 50

N = 50

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Subjective SES

3.32 (1.30)a

4.92 (0.75)b

7.18 (1.34)c

<0.01

Perceived stress

5.03 (1.73)a

4.90 (1.69)a

4.42 (1.64)a

0.16

Coping flexibility

0.53 (0.46)a

0.19 (0.30)b

0.25 (0.38)b

<0.01

Health-related Quality of life

59.32 (11.24)a

60.30 (8.52)a

68.68 (6.96)b

<0.01

  1. Note: Means in the same row that do not share a common subscript are statistically different by the post-hoc Tukey’s test, p < .05