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. 2012 Sep 5;68(2):202–214. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbs063

Table 1.

Means, Standard Deviations, and Intercorrelations Among Caregiver and Care Recipient Characteristics

Moderators M SD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Caregiver characteristics
1. Age (30–88) 63.29 13.12
2. Gender (0 = men) 0.70 0.46 −.31*
3. Education (0–3) 1.80 1.02 −.08 −.09
4. Ethnicity (1 = white) 0.84 0.37 .08 .02 .12*
5. Years of caregiving (1.25–12.5) 4.66 2.34 .01 −.10 .13* .002
6. Emotional support (2–4) 3.30 0.47 −.12* .06 .04 .18* −.11
7. Family tension (1–4) 1.86 0.71 −.33* .15* .03 −.01 −.03 −.09
8. Depressive symptoms (1–4) 1.89 0.71 −.06 .24* −.18* −.08 −.14* −.18* .30*
Care recipient characteristics
9. Cognitive difficulties (0–4) 2.47 0.78 .07 −.08 .06 .01 .20* .04 −.10 −.09
10. ADL/IADL dependencies (1–4) 2.67 0.74 .22* −.11 −.18* −.04 −.07 −.08 −.02 .08 .33*
11. Problem behaviors (1–3.64) 2.01 0.61 −.03 .17* −.10 −.10 −.14* −.07 .12 .28* −.13* .29*

Note. N = 271. Education was divided into four categories: 0 = less than high school (n = 33); 1 = high school graduate/vocational training (n = 74); 2 = some college (n = 78); 3 = college degree and more (n = 86). Ethnicity was divided into two categories: 0 = African American, Hispanic, Asian, and other (n = 43); 1 = white (n = 228). Years of caregiving refers to caregiving years at the assessment period immediately prior to placement. ADL/IADL = activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living.

*p < .05.