Table 1.
Study Sample Characteristics.
| Total | Caregivers | Non-caregivers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 3870 | n = 487 | n = 3383 | |||
| n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | χ2 (df) | p | ||
| Age, years | 3.94 (2) | .327 | |||
| <65 | 2551 (82.1) | 366 (85.2) | 2185 (81.6) | ||
| 65-74 | 843 (10.8) | 80 (8.9) | 763 (11.1) | ||
| ≥75 | 476 (7.1) | 41 (5.9) | 435 (7.2) | ||
| Gender | 21.62 (1) | .004 | |||
| Male | 1708 (50.3) | 180 (40.5) | 1528 (51.7) | ||
| Female | 2162 (49.7) | 307 (59.5) | 1855 (48.3) | ||
| Race and ethnicity | 24.73 (1) | .111 | |||
| Hispanic | 555 (14.3) | 73 (15.9) | 482 (15.9) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 191 (4.9) | 29 (9.6) | 162 (5.3) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black or African American | 473 (12.2) | 58 (7.6) | 415 (10.6) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Other a | 117 (3.0) | 20 (4.8) | 97 (2.7) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2534 (65.5) | 307 (62.1) | 2227 (65.4) | ||
| Marital status | 65.43 (1) | <.001 | |||
| Married | 2217 (57.3) | 338 (73.8) | 1879 (54.9) | ||
| Not married | 1629 (42.7) | 145 (26.2) | 1484 (45.1) | ||
| Household income | 30.84 (2) | .002 | |||
| <$50 000 | 1515 (38.8) | 149 (28.0) | 1366 (40.4) | ||
| $50 000-$99 999 | 1236 (31.8) | 163 (35.1) | 1073 (31.3) | ||
| ≥$100 000 | 1113 (29.4) | 174 (36.9) | 939 (28.3) | ||
| Smoking status | 1.366 (2) | .740 | |||
| Never | 2415 (64.8) | 305 (63.8) | 2110 (64.9) | ||
| Former | 1033 (23.6) | 136 (25.5) | 897 (23.3) | ||
| Current | 422 (11.6) | 46 (10.7) | 376 (11.7) | ||
| Moderate exercise | 6.42 (1) | .084 | |||
| None | 957 (24.7) | 111 (20.2) | 846 (25.3) | ||
| ≥1 time per week | 2913 (75.3) | 376 (79.8) | 2537 (74.7) | ||
| Body mass index | 4.01 (2) | .464 | |||
| Under/normal weight | 1228 (31.8) | 140 (31.5) | 1088 (31.8) | ||
| Overweight | 1349 (34.8) | 156 (31.5) | 1193 (35.3) | ||
| Obesity | 1293 (33.4) | 191 (37.0) | 1102 (32.9) | ||
| Medical conditions b | 1.225 (1) | .463 | |||
| 0-1 condition | 2777 (76.3) | 352 (74.3) | 2425 (76.6) | ||
| 2-5 conditions | 1093 (23.7) | 135 (25.7) | 958 (23.4) | ||
| General health | 0.480 (2) | .914 | |||
| Very good/excellent | 1958 (51.7) | 249 (52.9) | 1709 (51.6) | ||
| Good | 1381 (34.5) | 178 (34.1) | 1203 (34.5) | ||
| Fair/poor | 531 (13.8) | 60 (12.9) | 471 (13.9) | ||
| Psychological distress | 0.008 (1) | .956 | |||
| No/mild symptoms | 3474 (86.5) | 432 (86.3) | 3042 (86.5) | ||
| Moderate/severe symptoms | 396 (13.5) | 55 (13.7) | 341 (13.5) | ||
| Sleep status | 4.377 (3) | .599 | |||
| Normal duration & good quality | 2192 (56.2) | 235 (52.9) | 1957 (56.7) | ||
| Short duration & good quality | 879 (22.8) | 137 (26.5) | 742 (22.3) | ||
| Normal duration & poor quality | 223 (6.3) | 28 (6.2) | 195 (6.4) | ||
| Short duration & poor quality | 576 (14.6) | 87 (14.4) | 489 (14.6) |
a
Non-Hispanic Other category includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and multiple races mentioned.
b
Medical conditions include diabetes, hypertension, heart condition (heart attack, angina, or congestive heart failure), long-term lung disease (asthma, emphysema, or long-term bronchitis), depression, and anxiety disorder.