Table 2.
Sample Characteristics (n = 156)
| Variable | N (%) | Mean (Standard deviation) |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Age | 61.2 (12.3) | |
| Care Recipient Age | 77.8 (9.8) | |
| Caregiver Sex (males) | 29 (18.6%) | |
| Relationship to Caregiver | (Treated as dummy variables, with other relative/friend as the referent category) | |
| Spouse | 64 (41.0%) | |
| Adult child | 65 (41.7%) | |
| Niece/nephew | 4 (2.6%) | |
| Sibling | 7 (4.5%) | |
| Child-in-law | 7 (4.5%) | |
| Other relative/friend | 9 (5.8%) | |
| Caregiver Ethnicity | (Treated as dummy variables, with White/American Indian as the referent category) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 5 (3.2%) | |
| Black, not Hispanic | 21 (13.5%) | |
| White, not Hisanic | 118 (75.6%) | |
| Hispanic | 5 (3.2%) | |
| African American/American Indian | 2 (1.3%) | |
| White/American Indian | 5 (3.2%) | |
| Caregiver Education | (Treated as categorical variable 0–5 in analysis) | |
| No HS (0) | 2 (1.3%) | |
| Some HS (1) | 11 (7.1%) | |
| HS (2) | 38 (24.4%) | |
| Some college (2) | 60 (38.5%) | |
| College (4) | 21 (13.5%) | |
| Graduate degree (4) | 24 (15.4%) | |
| Caregiver Employed Outside Home (1) | 63 (40.4%) | |
| Care Recipient Physical Functioning | 10.92 (8.79) | |
| Care Recipient Mental Capacity | 3.79 (2.60) | |
| Time of Care (months) | 62.64 (67.23) | |
| Live in Same Residence (1) | 137 (87.8%) | |
| Medication Complexity | 13.29 (9.13) | |
| Hassle Score | 24.92 (19.37) | |
| Ln(Hassle + 0.5) | 2.71 (1.34) |