Table 1.
Co-resident and extra-resident informal care involvement, by socio-demographic characteristics (%)
| Co-resident carer | Extra-resident carer | Combining carer | Non-carer | Total (N = 100%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender*** | |||||
| Men | 5.6 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 84.5 | 1,224 |
| Women | 4.5 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 78.1 | 1,335 |
| Age (+) | |||||
| 25–34 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 84.4 | 589 |
| 35–44 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 82.2 | 779 |
| 45–54 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 79.7 | 695 |
| 55–64 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 77.8 | 496 |
| Educational level* | |||||
| Low | 6.9 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 79.7 | 859 |
| Middle | 4.5 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 80.1 | 820 |
| High | 3.4 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 84.0 | 845 |
| Employment status** | |||||
| No paid work | 7.1 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 76.9 | 765 |
| Part-time employed | 3.4 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 80.5 | 415 |
| Full-time employed | 4.4 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 83.7 | 1,359 |
| Subjective health*** | |||||
| <Good | 8.8 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 74.9 | 398 |
| (Very) good | 4.4 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 82.3 | 2,157 |
| Living with child(ren)* | |||||
| No | 6.4 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 79.3 | 1,051 |
| Yes | 3.9 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 82.8 | 1,496 |
| Living with other person than child(ren)/partner*** | |||||
| No | 4.3 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 82.3 | 2,348 |
| Yes | 13.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 68.0 | 206 |
| Marital status (+) | |||||
| Married | 4.5 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 81.1 | 1,835 |
| Unmarried | 7.2 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 81.4 | 431 |
| Divorced/widowed | 5.5 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 81.4 | 291 |
| All | 5.0 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 81.2 | 2,559 |
Source: “Care in Flanders”, CBGS, 2003
Chi² test; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, (+) p < 0.10