Table 3.
Demographic Comparisons between Caregivers and Non-caregivers: 24 Month Caregiving Data
| Ever Provides Caregiving for Basic Needs?1 | Ever provides Caregiving for Other Activities?1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | |||
| Age | Mean (SE) |
70.71 (.49) |
70.68 (.23) |
.949 | 70.53 (.38) |
70.78 (.28) |
.633 | |
| Female | Yes | 166 | 668 | .512 | 289 | 548 | .172 | |
| No | 113 | 407 | 200 | 321 | ||||
| White | Yes | 222 | 803 | .132 | 370 | 657 | .927 | |
| No | 58 | 273 | 119 | 213 | ||||
| HS Graduate | Yes | 226 | 854 | .597 | 394 | 688 | .601 | |
| No | 53 | 222 | 95 | 182 | ||||
| Married | Yes | 180 | 634 | .143 | 330 | 483 | <.001 | |
| No | 100 | 441 | 159 | 386 | ||||
| Baseline HSCL=20 score | Mean (SE) |
1.35 (.05) |
1.22 (.03) |
.022 | 1.31 (0.03) |
1.20 (0.03) |
.012 | |
| Number of Chronic Conditions | Mean (SE) |
3.76 (.12) |
3.75 (.06) |
.929 | 3.78 (0.10) |
3.74 (0.07) |
.762 | |
1
Answering "yes" at any interview point over the 24 months of the trial