Table 5.

Weekly hours and cost of informal care (n=100)

Informal care method	Mean hours spent per week (SD)	Mean estimated value per week (SD)	Mean hours spent per 6 months (SD)	Mean estimated value per 6 months (SD)
Personal care	3.16 (5.64)	56.88 (102)	82.16 (146.64)	1478.88 (2652)
Housework	4.1 (6.12)	74.09 (110)	107.02 (159.12)	1926.41 (2860)
Transport	2.92 (3.58)	52.515 (65)	75.86 (93.08)	1365.39 (1690)
Preparing meals	3.46 (4.96)	62.28 (89)	89.96 (128.96)	1619.28 (2314)
Gardening	0.71 (1.25)	12.83 (23)	18.53 (32.5)	333.45 (598)
Shopping	1.72 (2.28)	30.96 (41)	44.72 (59.28)	804.6 (1066)
Looking after pets	1.63 (3.87)	29.34 (70)	42.38 (100.62)	762.84 (1820)
Home improvements	0.81 (1.68)	14.58 (30)	21.06 (43.68)	379.08 (780)
Other	1.25 (8.16)	22.5 (147)	32.5 (212.16)	585 (3822)
Total informal care	19.78 (21.89)	355.97 (394)	514.28 (596.14)	9255.29 (10242.27)