Table 3 Borrowing money and borrowing strategy by SES and bed type
From: Coping strategies for financial burdens in families with childhood pneumonia in Bangladesh
Borrowing money | Bed type | Income Strata | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 90 | Paying (n = 27)a | Non-Paying (n = 11) | Poor (n = 22) | High (n = 7) | |
Mean | US$57(SD ± 44) | US$90 | US$30 | US$ 47 | US$ 12. |
Median | US$55 | US$105 | US$60 | US$ 53 | US$ 30 |
Range | US$(0-255) | US$(2-30) | US$(0-70) | US$(19-154) | US$(0-19) |
Borrowing strategy | N = 22 | N = 7 | |||
Contribution/loan from relatives/friends | 27(30%) | 19 (70%) | 8 (29%) | 16 (72%) | 6 (85%) |
Local moneylenders | 11(12%) | 7 (70%) | 4 (40%) | 10 (45%) | 1 (14%) |
Mortgaged or sold household assets | 10(11%) | 8 (80%) | 2 (20%) | 6 (27%) | 0 |