Internet access is a necessity: a latent class analysis of COVID-19 related challenges and the role of technology use among rural community residents

Table 4 Class of challenges due to limited access to resources related to social, daily living, healthcare, and financial needs

Indicators		Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4
	Total Sample	Social Challenges	Social & Health Challenges	Social & Financial Challenges	Social, Health, Financial, and Daily Living Challenges
	Probability	Probability	Probability	Probability	Probability
Social Needs
Limited access to family/friends	0.78	0.54	0.96	0.75	0.93
Limited ability to provide support to others	0.76	0.51	0.89	0.89	0.91
Healthcare Needs
Limited access to healthcare services	0.56	0.25	0.68	0.43	1.00
Limited access to mental health services	0.47	0.12	0.58	0.32	1.00
Limited access to social /support groups	0.57	0.19	0.79	0.37	1.00
Limited access to public health information	0.21	0.03	0.21	0.08	0.65
Financial Needs
Limited income opportunities	0.56	0.26	0.41	1.00	0.96
Challenges paying my bills/rent/mortgage	0.31	0.00	0.04	1.00	0.84
Daily Living Needs
Limited access to daily necessities	0.24	0.02	0.20	0.21	0.72
Limited access to options for food/grocery shopping	0.41	0.12	0.44	0.38	0.89
Limited access to stable internet/mobile connection	0.32	0.10	0.42	0.15	0.68
Limited access to childcare	0.34	0.17	0.36	0.24	0.77
Group Membership probability (γ)		0.916	0.846	0.967	0.915
Percent (n)	278	35% (98)	32% (88)	14% (40)	19% (52)

Probability greater than 0.50 used to define and name groups. Bold indicates an elevated probability of challenge impact per indicator. For each indicator, a higher probability indicates a high challenge impact associated with a limited access to resources and needs

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