Table 8.
Experienced issues and difficulties due to AYCs’ caring role.
| Family Carers (N 978) |
Friend Carers (N 655) |
Family & Friend Carers (N 466) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Find school difficult because of caring | 151 | (16.4) | 50 | (8.0) | 115 | (25.7) |
| Caring has a negative impact on school results | 149 | (16.2) | 63 | (10.1) | 126 | (28.1) |
| Been bullied because of caring | 138 | (15.0) | 50 | (8.1) | 107 | (23.8) |
| Considered hurting oneself | 94 | (10.2) | 71 | (11.5) | 119 | (26.6) |
| Considered hurting others | 55 | (6.0) | 26 | (4.2) | 39 | (8.7) |
| Of those who had considered hurting others: | ||||||
| The care recipient | 30 | (56.6) | 9 | (34.6) | 13 | (35.1) |
| Someone else | 23 | (43.4) | 17 | (65.4) | 24 | (64.9) |
Note: the valid percentage is presented, ignoring missing values. For the “of those who had considered hurting others” columns, the percentage reflects the valid percentage of the participants who indicated they had considered hurting others.