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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Mar;59(3):488–494. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03304.x

Table 1.

Family Caregiver Characteristics

Combined Dementia CIND Comparison
N n=169 n=120 n=49 p-value
Age 60.4 (± 14.1) 60.1 (± 14.4) 61.3 (± 13.4) .62
Female Sex 73.7% 70.6% 81.3% .16
Race .67
 Non-Hispanic White 67.1% 65.6% 70.8%
 Non-Hispanic Black 21.6% 21.9% 20.8%
 Hispanic 10.2% 11.8% 6.3%
Education .94
 < 12 years 17.3% 16. 7% 18.8%
 12 years 36.9% 37.5% 35.4%
 > 12 years 45.8% 45.8% 45.8%
Married 70.2% 70.0% 70.8% .92
Relationship to Care Recipient .45
 Spouse 26.0% 23.3% 32.7%
 Child 53.3% 55.0% 49.0%
 Other Family Member 20.7% 21.7% 18.4%
Live with Care Recipient 62.5% 60.8% 66.7% .48

CIND refers to Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia