Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for all variables by type of support
| Extra-residential helpers/carers (N = 204) | Co-residential carers (N = 171) | Non-carers (N = 1,617) | p value | X²/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 62 (8.490) | 67 (10.220) | 66 (9.541) | <0.001 | 14924,000 |
| Gender | – | 0.009 | 9.437 | ||
| Female (%) | 65.7 | 52.6 | 54.8 | – | – |
| Male (%) | 34.3 | 47.4 | 45.2 | – | – |
| Marital status | – | <0.001 | 20.389 | ||
| With partner/companion (%) | 71.1 | 90.1 | 79 | – | – |
| Other situation (%) | 28.9 | 9.9 | 21 | – | – |
| Education (ISCED-97), mean (SD) | 2.8 (1.875) | 2.1 (1.773) | 2.3 (1.841) | <0.001 | 7.683 |
| Current job situation | – | – | – | 0.001 | 22.21 |
| Retired (%) | 51.2 | 67.3 | 56 | – | – |
| Employed (%) | 30.5 | 15.8 | 22.6 | – | – |
| Unemployed (%) | 8.9 | 4.1 | 6 | – | – |
| Other situation (%) | 9.4 | 12.8 | 15.4 | – | – |
| Income | – | – | – | <0.001 | 19.837 |
| Lower or intermediate (%) | 50 | 70.2 | 64.4 | – | – |
| High (%) | 50 | 29.8 | 35.6 | – | – |
| Memory, mean (SD) | 8.9 (3.562) | 6.86 (3.618) | 7.39 (3.449) | <0.001 | 19.293 |
| Depression (Euro-D) | – | – | – | <0.001 | 22.257 |
| ≤3 Depressive symptoms | 59.3 | 43.3 | 61.8 | – | – |
| ≥4 Depressive symptoms | 40.7 | 56.7 | 38.2 | – | – |
| ADL Limitations, mean (SD) | 0.25 (0.687) | 0.85 (1.574) | 0.38 (1.102) | <0.001 | 16.397 |
| Physical activity | – | – | – | <0.001 | 16.715 |
| yes (%) | 86.7 | 73.7 | 73.6 | – | – |
| No (%) | 13.3 | 26.3 | 26.4 | – | – |
| Number of social activities, mean (SD) | 2.15 (1.789) | 1.22 (1.357) | 1.19 (1.398) | <0.001 | 40.529 |
| Very and extremely close members of social network, mean (SD) | 2.67 (1.789) | 2.41 (1.460) | 2.13 (1.423) | <0.001 | 14.749 |
| Household size, mean (SD) | 2.44 (1.154) | 2.87 (1.268) | 2.42 (1.128) | <0.001 | 12.123 |
| CASP-12 (QoL), mean (SD) | 33.6 4(5.521) | 29.97 (5.568) | 32.16 (5.568) | <0.001 | 23.45 |
Source SHARE Wave 4 release 1; unweighted data; X 2 = Chi Squared test; F = One-way ANOVA