Table 5

Factors that influence the choice of household’s financial management adaptation Strategies 3, 4, 6 and 9 using multinominal logit model

StrategiesStrategy-3Strategy-4Strategy-6Strategy-9
Factors in detailsDummyBStd. errorSig.BStd. errorSig.BStd. errorSig.BStd. errorSig.
Age12.753.820.475.224.050.20−1.728.760.84−0.707.040.92
2−2.13**0.940.020.331.350.81−0.260.950.78−0.641.190.60
3−0.490.640.440.291.200.81−0.710.830.390.121.000.91
40.070.610.910.901.190.45−0.060.790.94−0.241.020.82
50.310.600.600.871.210.470.030.780.970.860.980.38
60.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Gender10.490.710.491.381.130.220.070.860.930.261.020.80
20.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Level of education10.440.410.281.36**0.600.02−0.170.540.751.41**0.580.02
22.27**0.810.012.84**1.070.011.621.060.133.37***1.050.00
3−4.528.030.571.901.610.240.251.520.87−3.9211.520.73
48.1414.750.587.9630.670.803.7418.110.845.5727.320.84
511.75104.060.912.02181.840.99−3.11133.440.98−0.51206.051.00
60.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Employment status1−1.85*1.060.08−5.35*3.010.08−1.631.260.20−2.281.380.10
2−2.181.190.07−1.121.620.49−0.561.580.72−1.061.410.45
3−11.59104.430.91−5.78182.380.986.13132.930.961.87205.810.99
4−1.141.720.51−1.032.210.640.112.350.96−1.872.140.38
5−1.42*0.780.07−1.291.230.29−1.021.010.31−1.531.070.15
6−1.170.810.15−0.721.290.580.111.030.92−4.08**1.930.04
70.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Income per month1−35.102315.130.99−6.542347.301.00−4.082322.211.00−6.832331.571.00
2−34.682315.130.99−5.312347.301.00−2.462322.211.00−4.592331.571.00
3−34.582315.130.99−6.192347.301.00−3.232322.211.00−5.322331.571.00
4−34.852315.130.99−10.542347.301.00−5.112322.211.00−6.152331.571.00
5−34.552315.130.99−5.532347.301.00−6.422322.211.00−5.072331.571.00
60.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Income instability19.3347.290.843.6171.390.962.8590.210.981.9571.010.98
20.621.250.622.983.790.432.193.860.57−0.661.250.60
30.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Shrinking work opportunity00.780.750.301.400.930.130.251.270.841.460.940.12
10.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Number of dependents in family1−0.890.690.20−1.371.250.28−1.001.040.330.110.900.90
2−0.010.430.980.120.610.850.590.590.320.220.600.71
30.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Other’s financial contribution in family00.240.380.53−0.040.520.94−0.290.480.540.320.510.53
10.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Savings01.48***0.460.001.89**0.760.01−0.090.520.863.80***1.150.00
10.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Comparison of household expense to pre-pandemic expense10.060.740.940.030.990.981.561.560.320.110.980.91
2−0.250.730.74−0.530.990.591.981.550.20−0.751.000.45
30.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  
Major sources of expenditure119.49***0.520.003.083.230.346.1112.250.6210.89117.400.93
219.65***0.790.003.063.320.361.9412.710.889.08117.410.94
319.350.00 3.133.240.345.8412.260.6310.95117.400.93
40.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  

Note(s): *, ** and *** denote degree of significance at 10%, 5% and 1%

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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