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Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008 Jul;63(4):S229–S238. doi: 10.1093/geronb/63.4.s229

Table 2. Characteristics of Spouses and Care Network by Care Recipient Life Stage.

	Late Middle-Aged	Young-Old	Older-Old
	(52 to 64)	(65 to 74)	(75 and older)
	%	%	%
N	418	355	445
Caregiving Status
Primary caregiver to spouse	87.40	84.04	81.18
Caregiver, but not primary	3.31	4.37	4.64
Does not help	9.28	11.59	14.18
Male	51.36	47.58	41.32
ADL difficulties, m (se)	.34 (.04)	.56 (.08)	.67 (.08)
IADL difficulties, m (se)	.21 (.03)	.40 (.06)	.61 (.10)
Receives help for own limitations	8.36	18.08	23.47
Cares for children or parents	37.28	10.64	1.75
Work status
Does not work	43.83	80.18	89.76
Less than 20 hours per week	4.16	6.03	6.06
20 to 39 hours per week	6.84	5.50	1.94
40 or more hours per week	45.18	8.29	2.24
More than one helper in network	23.89	25.21	25.37
Among spousal primary caregiver
Hours of help in past month	97.47	149.70	182.50