Table 2.
Intensity of care provided by extra-resident, co-resident and combining carers, by socio-demographic characteristics (sum score of intensity-means)
| Co-resident carers | Extra-resident carers | Combining carers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | NS | NS | NS |
| Men | 30.6 | 24.8 | 29.0 |
| Women | 33.4 | 23.2 | 27.8 |
| Age | NS | * | NS |
| 25–34 | 34.7 | 20.1 | 27.0 |
| 35–44 | 32.7 | 23.0 | 27.5 |
| 45–54 | 33.8 | 25.7 | 29.6 |
| 55–64 | 26.9 | 24.6 | 30.1 |
| Educational level | NS | NS | NS |
| Low | 29.2 | 25.3 | 30.5 |
| Middle | 33.6 | 23.8 | 26.2 |
| High | 34.3 | 22.0 | 29.4 |
| Employment status | NS | NS | NS |
| No paid work | 33.5 | 25.2 | 28.2 |
| Part-time employed | 29.3 | 23.6 | 29.1 |
| Full-time employed | 31.1 | 22.6 | 28.3 |
| Subjective health | NS | ** | NS |
| <Good | 30.8 | 27.8 | 30.9 |
| (Very) good | 32.3 | 22.9 | 27.5 |
| Living with child(ren) | NS | NS | NS |
| No | 32.5 | 24.5 | 28.2 |
| Yes | 31.6 | 23.1 | 28.5 |
| Living with other person than child(ren)/spouse | (+) | NS | NS |
| No | 30.6 | 23.5 | 28.1 |
| Yes | 36.6 | 25.7 | 29.9 |
| Marital status | NS | (+) | NS |
| Married | 30.4 | 23.8 | 29.5 |
| Unmarried | 36.6 | 20.0 | 25.6 |
| Divorced/widowed | 31.1 | 25.9 | 26.1 |
| All*** | 31.9 N = 108 | 23.7 N = 212 | 28.4 N = 85 |
Source: “Care in Flanders”, CBGS, 2003
F test; (+) p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, NS p > 0.10