Table 3

Survey responses to the question: How confident are you that if you become seriously ill, you will be able to afford the care you need?

 Confidence level (%)χ2Mann-Whitney UKruskal-Wallis
Very confidentConfidentNot very confidentNot at all confidentNot sureDecline to answer
Comparison between region/countryp<0.001*p<0.001*
 UK33.857.26.60.61.90.0
 USA26.635.022.413.62.10.3
Comparison between residence typesp=0.002*p=0.388
 Rural27.547.715.46.82.50.1
 Suburban30.741.517.18.71.70.3
 Urban29.141.416.611.01.80.1
Comparison within residence types, by region/country
 Ruralp<0.001*p<0.001*
 Suburbanp<0.001*p<0.001*
 Urbanp<0.001*p<0.001*
Comparison within region/country, by residence types
 UKp=0.339p=0.084
 USAp=0.001*p=0.001*