Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
| People living with dementia (n=6) n (%) |
Unpaid carers (n=15) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean; range) | 80; 73–87 | 58 (46–86) |
| Gender (female) | 5 (83.3) | 10 (66.7) |
| Ethnicity (white) | 5 (83.3) | 12 (80.0) |
| School attainment | ||
| Illiterate | 2 (33.3) | 0 |
| 1–4 years | 2 (33.3) | 2 (13.3) |
| 5–8 years | 2 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) |
| 9+ years | 0 | 8 (53.3) |
| Civil status | ||
| Single | 0 | 2 (13.3) |
| Married | 2 (33.3) | 9 (60.0) |
| Separated/Divorced | 1 (16.7) | 4 (26.7) |
| Widowed | 3 (50.0) | 0 |
| Socioeconomic sector of residence * | ||
| Low | 3 (50.0) | 8 (53.3) |
| Middle-Low | 1 (16.7) | 1 (6.7) |
| Middle-High | 2 (33.3) | 6 (40.0) |
| Occupation | ||
| Formal paid job | 0 | 8 (53.3) |
| Informal job / Left job to care | 0 | 1 (6.7) |
| Unemployed / Left job to care | 0 | 1 (6.7) |
| Retired and has an informal/formal job | 0 | 3 (20.0) |
| Retired and does not work | 6 (100) | 2 (13.3) |
| Relationship to the person with dementi | ||
| Son/Daughter | - | 10 (66.7) |
| Daughter in law | - | 3 (20.0) |
| Spouse | - | 1 (6.7) |
*
As we did not ask participants directly about their socio-economic group, we categorised individuals based on their socioeconomic sector of residence, according to Marques et al., (2017).