Table 1.
Characteristics of informal caregivers of lung and colorectal cancer patients (CanCORS 2005-2006)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| N= 1500 | |
| % or mean (SD) | |
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | |
| Age (years) | |
| 20 to 50 | 27.13 |
| 51 to 60 | 28.67 |
| 61 to 70 | 24.27 |
| 71+ | 19.93 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 24.13 |
| Female | 75.87 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 72.4 |
| Other | 27.6 |
| Annual Household Income | |
| <$12,000 | 13.33 |
| $12,000-26,999 | 14.2 |
| $27,000-47,999 | 14.2 |
| $48,000+ | 15.47 |
| Unknown/Unreported | 42.8 |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 24.07 |
| Some college or more | 75.93 |
| Employment Status | |
| Does not work for money | 44.93 |
| Works for money, <35 hrs/wk | 15.53 |
| Works for money, 35+ hrs/wk | 34.27 |
| Unknown/Unreported | 5.27 |
| Marital Status | |
| Divorced/Widowed/Separated/Never Married | 17.8 |
| Married/Partnered | 82.2 |
| Cancer Characteristics | |
| Type of Cancer | |
| Lung | 46.67 |
| Colorectal | 53.33 |
| Stage at Diagnosis | |
| 0-I | 34.33 |
| II-III | 48.2 |
| IV | 17.47 |
| Treatment Received (not mutually exclusive) | |
| Surgery | 68.47 |
| Radiation Therapy | 25.8 |
| Chemotherapy | 58.4 |
| Caregiving Characteristics | |
| Amount of care provided | |
| Half or less | 21.73 |
| Most | 21.47 |
| All or almost all | 52.07 |
| Unknown/unreported | 4.73 |
| Relationship to patient | |
| Spouse/partner | 63.33 |
| Child | 14.8 |
| Parent/sibling | 15.13 |
| Other | 6.73 |
| Live with patient | |
| No | 26.87 |
| Yes | 73.13 |
| Hours per week of care | |
| 1 or fewer | 22.53 |
| 1 to 10 | 25.4 |
| 11 to 35 | 26 |
| More than 35 | 20.07 |
| Unknown/unreported | 6 |
| Number of care tasks | 4.35 (3.87) |
| Age of Care Recipient | |
| 0-54 | 17.73 |
| 55-64 | 28.93 |
| 65-74 | 29.33 |
| 75+ | 24 |
| Gender of Care recipient | |
| Male | 61.93 |
| Female | 38.07 |
SD: Standard deviation