Table 1.
Characteristics of caregivers and non-caregivers in the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin, 2008–2010
| Caregivers Unweighted N=264 Weighted N=637,199 (17.2%) Mean (SD) or % |
Non-Caregivers Unweighted N=1,100 Weighted N=3,056,870 (82.8%) Mean (SD) or % |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | |||
| Age | 51.7 (12.5) | 44.3 (13.9) | 0.00 |
| Gender | 0.00 | ||
| Women | 65.3% | 46.6% | |
| Men | 34.7% | 53.4% | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.64 | ||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 88.6% | 87.1% | |
| Other | 11.4% | 12.9% | |
| Income (in thousands) | 71.2 (80.5) | 71.6 (63.2) | 0.97 |
| Educational Attainment (years) | 14.1 (2.4) | 14.4 (2.2) | 0.21 |
| Employment Status | 0.01 | ||
| Employed | 64.7% | 74.4% | |
| Unemployed | 35.3% | 25.6% | |
| Type of Insurance | 0.05 | ||
| None | 5.8% | 6.8% | |
| Public | 10.7% | 12.0% | |
| Private | 64.8% | 70.9% | |
| Mixed | 18.6% | 10.3% | |
| Marital Status | 0.00 | ||
| Married/Partnered | 73.5% | 72.4% | |
| Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 17.7% | 11.0% | |
| Never Married | 8.8% | 16.6% | |
| Adults in the Household | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.1 (0.8) | 0.10 |
| Children in the Household | 0.7 (1.1) | 0.9 (1.2) | 0.01 |
| Psychosocial Factors | |||
| Global Stressa | 6.5 (4.2) | 5.6 (3.8) | 0.02 |
| Mental HRQoL b | 49.5 (9.4) | 50.9 (8.9) | 0.11 |
| Physical HRQoL b | 47.5 (10.3) | 49.9 (9.4) | 0.01 |
| Lifestyle Factors | |||
| Smoking Status | 0.03 | ||
| Current | 17.6% | 16.5% | |
| Former | 35.3% | 26.8% | |
| Never | 47.0% | 56.3% | |
| Alcohol Consumption Status | 0.87 | ||
| Non-Drinker | 43.5% | 41.1% | |
| Moderate | 42.3% | 44.6% | |
| Risky | 14.2% | 14.3% | |
| Physical Activity | |||
| MET-minutes per week | 1,932.5 (2,868.3) | 2,277.9 (3,787.5) | 0.21 |
| Mins of Housework per Month | 929.4 (1,729.8) | 816.7(1,811.5) | 0.38 |
| Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (servings/day) | 2.6 (1.6) | 2.5 (1.5) | 0.35 |
| Percent Calories from Fat | 34.8% (6.7) | 34.9% (6.7) | 0.82 |
| Sleep Quality (past month) | 0.89 | ||
| Excellent | 5.3% | 5.8% | |
| Very good | 17.7% | 23.1% | |
| Good | 43.4% | 41.0% | |
| Fair | 25.8% | 22.1% | |
| Poor | 7.7% | 8.0% | |
| Number of Sleep Problems | 1.1 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.4) | 0.46 |
| Sleep Time (Hrs/Night) | 6.8 (1.1) | 6.8 (1.1) | 0.94 |
| Health Factors | |||
| Number of Prescriptions | 2.9 (3.5) | 2.0 (3.1) | 0.00 |
| Total Number of Conditions | 4.2 (2.4) | 3.4 (2.3) | 0.00 |
a
Global Perceived Stress Scale
b
Short Form-12 version 2
SD: Standard deviation; HRQoL: Health-related quality of life; MET: Metabolic equivalent of task.