Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics, by Caregiving Status (N=4943)
| Demographic characteristic |
Hours of care provided per week | Number of generations cared for, n (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provided to Children | Provided to Parents/In-Laws |
Total | 0 | 1 One generation only |
2 | ||||||
| M (SD) | t (df) | M (SD) | t (df) | M (SD) | t (df) | Neither | Children | Parents | Both | χ2 (df=3) | |
| Total sample | 23.8 (29.2) | 3.5 (9.9) | 27.3 (31.7) | 813 (16.4) | 1676 (33.9) | 691 (14.0) | 1763 (35.7) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Male | 15.9 (21.8) | 18.9*** (4623.3) |
3.9 (11.0) | 2.4* (4429.1) |
19.8 (25.9) | 16.3*** (4826.8) |
409 (50.3) | 667 (39.8) | 384 (55.6) | 846 (48.0) | 59.4*** |
| Female | 30.7 (32.8) | 3.2 (8.9) | 33.9 (34.7) | 404 (49.7) | 1009 (60.2) | 307 (44.4) | 917 (52.0) | ||||
| Marital Status | |||||||||||
| Married | 29.1 (30.0) | 22.2*** (3692.6) |
2.9 (7.7) | 5.8*** (1935.6) |
31.9 (31.9) | 16.7*** (3184.6) |
340 (41.9) | 1449 (86.6) | 252 (36.6) | 1394 (79.2) | 952.9*** |
| Not married | 11.7 (22.8) | 5.0 (13.5) | 16.7 (28.3) | 471 (58.1) | 225 (13.4) | 436 (63.4) | 365 (20.8) | ||||
| Education | |||||||||||
| Less than BA | 23.3 (29.2) | 1.4 (4822.1) | 5.2 (12.6) | 12.8*** (3386.0) |
28.5 (33.1) | 2.6** (4854.5) |
301 (37.6) | 706 (42.7) | 378 (56.2) | 1145 (66.1) | 267.2*** |
| BA or higher |
24.5 (29.2) | 1.7 (5.1) | 26.1 (30.0) | 499 (62.4) | 948 (57.3) | 295 (43.8) | 586 (33.9) | ||||
| Work > than 20 hr/wk | |||||||||||
| Yes | 19.6 (25.3) | 17.2*** (1198.6) |
3.4 (9.6) | 0.7 (1362.3) | 23.0 (28.5) | 16.8*** (1249.5) |
706 (87.4) | 1235 (74.0) | 570 (83.1) | 1439 (82.1) | 74.6*** |
| No | 41.0 (36.7) | 3.7 (10.8) | 44.8 (37.5) | 102 (12.6) | 434 (26.0) | 116 (16.9) | 314 (17.9) | ||||
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001