Table 6.
Associations Between Demographic Variables and Social Health Indicators (Family Support, Friend Support, Spouse Support, Family Strain, Friend Strain, Spouse Strain, Network Size, and the Proportion of Kin) Among Caregivers
| Variables | Family support | Friend support | Spouse support | Family strain | Friend Strain | Spouse strain | Network size | Proportion Kin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity (v. White) | ||||||||
| Black | −0.09* (0.035) | −0.12* (0.010) | −0.12 (0.073) | 0.05 (0.189) | 0.13*** (0.000) | −0.00 (0.946) | −0.39*** (0.000) | 0.01 (0.809) |
| Hispanic | −0.18* (0.011) | −0.30*** (0.000) | −0.18 (0.065) | 0.12* (0.047) | 0.10* (0.021) | 0.03 (0.698) | −0.14 (0.387) | 0.09* (0.013) |
| All Else | −0.08 (0.449) | −0.21 (0.061) | −0.09 (0.530) | 0.09 (0.285) | 0.32*** (0.000) | 0.16 (0.166) | −0.43* (0.050) | 0.05 (0.372) |
| Language (v. English) | ||||||||
| Spanish | 0.20* (0.034) | −0.01 (0.912) | 0.05 (0.708) | −0.19* (0.024) | −0.05 (0.367) | −0.09 (0.378) | −0.30 (0.150) | 0.02 (0.714) |
| Age | 0.00 (0.183) | −0.01** (0.005) | −0.02*** (0.000) | −0.01*** (0.000) | −0.01*** (0.000) | 0.00 (0.094) | 0.01* (0.021) | 0.00*** (0.000) |
| Gender (v. Men) | ||||||||
| Women | 0.12*** (0.000) | 0.21*** (0.000) | −0.09* (0.047) | 0.07* (0.019) | −0.06** (0.002) | −0.03 (0.366) | 0.40*** (0.000) | 0.12*** (0.000) |
| N | 1267 | 1273 | 1040 | 1286 | 1275 | 1038 | 1297 | 1297 |
p-values are in parentheses.
***
p < 0.001;
**
p < 0.01;
*
p < 0.05