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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2015 Aug;17(4):309–318. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000165

Table 3.

Family Caregiver Demographics

Stage Groupings
 Early Stage (Stage I–III) 157 (43%)
 Late Stage (Stage IV) 209 (57%)
Age
 Range 18–88
 Median 57.5
 Mean 57.4
Gender
 Male 80 (39%)
 Female 123 (60.6%)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic/Latino 24 (11.8%)
 Non Hispanic/Latino 178 (87.7%)
Race
 American Indian/Alaska Native 0 (0%)
 Asian 16 (7.9%)
 Black or African American 5 (2.5%)
 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 (4.9%)
 White (Includes Latino) 167 (82.3%)
 Other 5 (2.5%)
Education Completed
 Elementary School 1 (0.5%)
 Secondary/High School 55 (27.1%)
 College 147 (72.4%)
Marital Status
 Other (Single, Separated, Widowed, Divorced) 47 (23.2%)
 Married/Partnered 156 (76.7%)
Live Alone
 No 85 (92.6%)
 Yes 15 (7.4%)
Employment
 ≥ 32 hours per week 48 (23.6%)
 < 32 hours per week 52 (76.4%)
Religion
 Protestant 81 (40.1%)
 Catholic 56 (27.7%)
 Jewish 16 (7.9%)
 Muslim 0 (0%)
 Buddhist 1 (0.5%)
 Other/None 44 (21.8%)
Income
 </= $50K 39 (19.2%)
 > $50K 123 (60.6%)
 Prefer not to answer 41 (20.2%)
Smoking History
 Current Smoker 15 (7.4%)
 Former Smoker 75 (36.9%)
 Non-Smoker 113 (55.7%)