Table 1.
Demographics by Caregiver Status
| Northern Plains (n = 3,152) |
Southwest (n = 1,527) |
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| Caregiving |
Caregiving |
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| Yes (n = 519) | No (n = 2,633) | p Valuea | Yes (n = 286) | No (n = 1,241) | p Valuea | |
| Age, in years, mean (SD) | 34 (12) | 38 (15) | <.01 | 35 (11) | 37 (14) | <.01 |
| 18–25 | 29% (153) | 27% (713) | <.01 | 25% (72) | 25% (308) | .01 |
| 26–35 | 29% (148) | 23% (609) | 29% (84) | 24% (301) | ||
| 36–45 | 24% (127) | 22% (578) | 28% (80) | 25% (307) | ||
| ≥46 | 18% (91) | 28% (733) | 17% (50) | 26% (325) | ||
| Women | 61% (315) | 51% (1353) | <.01 | 65% (186) | 59% (728) | .05 |
| Education | .98 | .95 | ||||
| Less than high school | 29% (146) | 29% (740) | 51% (142) | 51% (609) | ||
| High school or equivalent | 37% (190) | 38% (980) | 32% (88) | 32% (381) | ||
| At least some college | 34% (173) | 34% (874) | 18% (49) | 17% (199) | ||
| Married or living as married | 42% (216) | 35% (932) | .01 | 35% (100) | 31% (384) | .19 |
| Household size, mean (SD) | 6 (3) | 5 (3) | <.01 | 6 (2) | 5 (3) | <.01 |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
a
Chi-square test used for categorical variables and t-test used for the continuous variable to compare difference between caregiver status.