Table 1.
Characteristics of CGs and CRs
| Hispanic/Latino (n = 212) |
Black/African American (n = 211) | White/Caucasian (n = 219) | ||
| CG characteristics | ||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Age*** | 59.81 (12.94) | 60.13 (13.26) | 65.23 (12.31) | |
| Years of education*** | 10.84 (4.08) | 13.07 (2.17) | 13.78 (1.97) | |
| Years taking care of CR* | 6.13 (9.91) | 4.22 (5.24) | 4.02 (5.39) | |
| Perceived social support** | 16.53 (5.47) | 18.08 (5.86) | 18.15 (5.52) | |
| Religious coping*** | 14.67 (3.29) | 15.81 (2.76) | 13.62 (4.17) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 38 (17.9) | 34 (16.1) | 38 (17.4) | |
| Female | 174 (82.1) | 177 (83.9) | 181 (82.6) | |
| Relationship to CR*** | ||||
| Spouse | 83 (39.2) | 63 (29.9) | 126 (57.5) | |
| Nonspouse | 129 (60.8) | 148 (70.1) | 93 (42.5) | |
| Income level*** | ||||
| Refuse/unknown | 9 (4.3) | 11 (5.2) | 10 (4.6) | |
| <$20,000 | 113 (53.3) | 77 (36.5) | 32 (14.6) | |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 56 (26.4) | 67 (31.8) | 65 (29.7) | |
| ≥$40,000 | 34 (16.0) | 56 (26.5) | 112 (51.1) | |
| Religious events’ attendance*** | ||||
| Low | 115 (54.2) | 53 (25.1) | 104 (47.5) | |
| High | 97 (45.8) | 158 (74.9) | 115 (52.5) | |
| CR characteristics | ||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Age* | 79.17 (9.52) | 81.34 (8.98) | 80.10 (9.16) | |
| ADL limitation | 3.39 (2.14) | 3.34 (2.01) | 3.18 (2.13) | |
| IADL limitation | 6.55 (2.02) | 6.52 (1.71) | 6.64 (1.90) | |
| MMSE*** | 11.42 (7.01) | 12.48 (7.37) | 14.40 (7.53) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Sex** | ||||
| Male | 77 (36.3) | 78 (37.0) | 114 (52.1) | |
| Female | 135 (63.7) | 133 (63.0) | 105 (47.9) | |
Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living; CG = caregivers; CR = care recipients; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.