Table 2.

Caregiver Characteristics

Relationship to patient	Number	Percentage
Spouse	308	70%%
Child	71	16%
Parent	12	3%
Unrelated	18	4%
Other	24	5%
Employment status	Number	Percentage
Working full or part time	117	49%
Retired	136	31%
Not working at all	79	20%
Hours of care per day/week	Number	Percentage
1 hour	133	31%
2–4 hours	105	24%
5–9 hours	57	13%
10–14 hours	29	7%
15–20 hours	14	3%
>20 hours	90	21%
Born in the United States	Number	Percentage
Yes	350	80%
No	83	19%