Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the caregivers.
| Sociodemographic variables |
N (%)
n = 60 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Marital status | Married | 40 (66.7%) |
| Living as a couple | 5 (8.3%) | |
| Divorced | 3 (5%) | |
| Separated | 2 (3.3%) | |
| Single | 6 (10%) | |
| Widow/er | 4 (6.7%) | |
| Educational level* | Less than basic | 8 (13.3%) |
| Basic | 28 (46.7%) | |
| Intermediate | 16 (26.7%) | |
| Advanced | 8 (13.3%) | |
| Occupation | Employed | 11 (18.3%) |
| Unemployed | 7 (11.7%) | |
| Retired | 26 (43.3%) | |
| Housework | 13 (21.7%) | |
| Other | 3 (5%) | |
| Urbanity level | Urban | 25 (41.7%) |
| Intermediate | 26 (43.3%) | |
| Rural | 9 (15%) | |
| Children | Yes | 50 (83.3%) |
| No | 10 (16.7%) | |
*Reported as the international standard classification of education (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2012).