Social factors in frequent callers: a description of isolation, poverty and quality of life in those calling emergency medical services frequently

Table 4 Poverty

Variable		N	%
In the past month, was there any day when you or anyone in your family went hungry because you did not have enough money for food?	Yes	10	14.9
	No	55	82.1
	Declined to Answer	2	3
Do you ever have trouble making ends meet at the end of the month?	Yes	29	43.3
	No	37	55.2
	Declined to Answer	1	1.5

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