Table 1.
Characteristics of informal caregivers and their care recipients
| |
Care recipient |
Caregivers |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) or % | Mean (±SD) or % | |
|
Age |
73.68 (±16.24) |
57.51 (±14.14) |
|
Sex |
|
|
| Male |
45.03% |
19.34% |
| Female |
54.97% |
80.66% |
|
Marital status |
|
|
| Single |
48.51% |
71.96% |
| Married |
10.80% |
16.65% |
| Widow(er) |
38.31% |
5.11% |
| Divorced |
2.38% |
6.28% |
|
Education |
|
|
| Illiterate |
16.69% |
3.77% |
| Incomplete primary studies |
40.60% |
23.13% |
| Primary school |
32.14% |
47.76% |
| Lower vocational |
5.57% |
12.97% |
| Medium vocational |
1.69% |
2.62% |
| University |
3.30% |
9.75% |
|
Occupation |
|
|
| Paid job |
1.01% |
21.04% |
| Unemployed |
0.67% |
8.32% |
| Disability pension/retired |
70.17% |
26.81% |
| Other pension |
14.39% |
5.19% |
| Permanent disability |
4.10% |
0.79% |
| Housework |
0.27% |
0.55% |
| Other | 5.90% | 35.57% |