Table 2.

Independent variables

Care recipient (CR) demographic information	Short name	Data type
What is your relationship to the CR?	Relation	Nominal
How old in years is he or she?	Age	Continuous
What is the CR’s marital status?	Marital	Nominal
Was the CR born in Canada or outside Canada?	Birthplace	Nominal
What is the CR’s primary language?	Language	Nominal
In what type of housing does the CR live?	Housing	Nominal
How close to you does the CR live?	Proximity	Ordinal
During the past 12 months, how frequently did the CR receive help from paid professionals or organizations	Paid care	Ordinal
Would you say that, other than professional care, the CR considers you to be his or her primary caregiver?	Primary	Nominal
Has the CR been clinically diagnosed with AD?	AD	Nominal
If no, has the CR been clinically diagnosed with another form of dementia?	Dementia	Nominal
If the CR has been clinically diagnosed with AD or another form of dementia, approximately how long ago was this diagnosis made?	Duration	Ordinal
On a scale of 0 to 10, 0 meaning “not dependent at all” and 10 meaning “completely dependent,” how dependent would you say the CR is on you for help?	Independence	Interval