Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the LOGG and NorLAG samples, by gender and caregiver status. Proportions (%) or means (SD).
| Partner caregiver | Men | Total | Partner caregiver | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-caregiver, disabled partner | Non-caregiver, nondisabled partner | Non-caregiver, disabled partner | Non-caregiver, nondisabled partner | |||||
| LOGG | ||||||||
| Age (40-84) | 63.16 (11.33) | 59.59 (11.02) | 56.49 (10.79) | 57.06 (10.92) | 60.91 (11.59) | 57.96 (10.19) | 54.27 (10.10) | 54.87 (10.27) |
| Education (1-5) | 2.72 (1.11) | 2.62 (1.20) | 2.86 (1.22) | 2.82 (1.22) | 2.62 (1.35) | 2.49 (1.22) | 2.72 (1.22) | 2.69 (1.23) |
| Employed (%) | 31.9 | 45.2 | 69.0 | 56.4 | 30.2 | 43.8 | 67.3 | 53.7 |
| Physical health | 47.31 (9.27) | 46.61 (11.12) | 50.27 (8.67) | 49.72 (9.13) | 44.83 (12.80) | 45.21 (12.05) | 48.42 (10.33) | 47.95 (10.67) |
| N (%) | 87 (2.4) | 471 (13.1) | 3037 (84.5) | 3595(100) | 79 (2.5) | 375 (11.9) | 2685 (85.5) | 3139(100) |
| NorLAG panel (at t1) | ||||||||
| Age (40-79) | 66.64 (10.81) | 62.17 (9.97) | 60.35 (10.04) | 60.89 (10.13) | 64.16 (9.48) | 59.79 (8.66) | 58.30 (9.43) | 58.74 (9.34) |
| Education (1-5) | 2.79 (1.24) | 2.59 (1.22) | 2.88 (1.23) | 2.82 (1.24) | 2.81 (1.45) | 2.54 (1.19) | 2.70 (1.23) | 2.67 (1.23) |
| Employed (%) | 22.1 | 46.2 | 59.5 | 47.8 | 21.3 | 42.1 | 61.7 | 49.9 |
| Health | 40.13 (10.10) | 39.97 (11.18) | 42.97 (8.94) | 42.31 (9.52) | 36.92 (13.94) | 38.23 (11.81) | 41.67 (10.32) | 40.88 (10.83) |
| N (%) | 42 (3.1) | 266 (19.3) | 1069 (77.6) | 1377(100) | 31 (2.6) | 229 (19.5) | 916 (77.9) | 1176(100) |
All differences by caregiver status are statistically significant at P<0.05. Caregiving is defined here as the provision of regular help with personal care.