Table 1.
Caregiver demographics (N = 254).
| Mean age | 63.84 (±13.07) |
| Age by group | |
| 21–30 | 0.5% |
| 31–40 | 5% |
| 41–50 | 9.9% |
| 51–60 | 27% |
| 61–70 | 19.8% |
| 71–80 | 28.8% |
| 81–90 | 8.6% |
| 90+ | 0.5% |
| Gender | |
| Female | 74.8% |
| Male | 25.2% |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 85.1% |
| African American | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 10.3% |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic | 26.1% |
| Other Christian | 44.1% |
| Jewish | 15.8% |
| Other | 14.0% |
| Relationship to patient | |
| Wife | 34.2% |
| Husband | 18.5% |
| Child | 33.2% |
| Other | 14.0% |
| Income1 | |
| Under $19,999 | 10.9% |
| $20,000–$29,999 | 18.6% |
| $30,000–$39,999 | 13.2% |
| $40,000–$49,999 | 12.3% |
| $50,000+ | 45.0% |
| Subjective feeling of burden | |
| Yes | 84.3% |
| No | 15.7% |
| Psychiatric symptoms | |
| 0-1 | 24.9% |
| 2-3 | 19.2% |
| 4-5 | 23.2% |
| 6+ | 32.5% |
| Level of depression | |
| Non-depressed | 17.4% |
| Mildly depressed | 25.7% |
| Moderately depressed | 36.7% |
| Severely depressed | 20.2% |
| Level of Self Esteem | |
| Moderately low | 0.9% |
| Low | 6.0% |
| High | 18.1% |
| Moderately high | 30.2% |
| Very high | 44.7% |
| Considering nursing home | |
| Not really considering | 31.4% |
| Considering | 26.7% |
| Seriously considering | 41.9% |
| Physically violent2 | |
| Yes | 17.2% |
| No | 82.8% |
1Figures represent combined household income.
2As measured by the Violence sub-scale of the CTS.