Table 2 Percent Reporting Two or More Hardships Of Those with at Least One Hardship Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: December 31, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------ Percent Std. error ------------------------------------------------------------ Any hardship 54.1 1.5 Didn't meet essential expenses 64.2 1.9 Didn't pay full rent or mortgage 82.3 2.0 Didn't pay full gas, electric, oil 77.2 1.8 Had telephone disconnected 80.6 2.8 Needed to see doctor but didn't go 86.8 1.9 Needed to see dentist but didn't go 80.8 2.0 Not enough to eat 73.4 2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------