Table 2.
Multinomial logistic regression (dependent variable = type of carer)
| Extra-residential helpers/carers (Ref. Non-carers) | Co-residential carers (Ref. Non-carers) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.956 (0.931–0.981)** | 1.011 (0.986–1.036) |
| Gender | 1.602 (1.128–2.275)** | 1.003 (0.685–1.469) |
| Female | – | – |
| Male (ref.) | – | – |
| Marital status | – | – |
| With partner/companion | 0.449 (0.302–0.669)*** | 2.238 (1.267–3.953)** |
| Other situation (Ref.) | – | – |
| Education (ISCED-97) | 1.007 (0.917–1.106) | 0.986 (0.909–0.985) |
| Current job situation | – | – |
| Retired | 1.521 (0.953–2.428)+ | 1.686 (0.958–2.465)+ |
| Employed (Ref.) | – | – |
| Unemployed | 1.376 (0.733–2.550) | 0.727 (0.281–1.882) |
| Other situation | 0.782 (0.425–1.439) | 0.993 (0.505–1.954) |
| Income | – | – |
| Lower or intermediate (Ref.) | – | – |
| High | 1.430 (1.022–2.001)* | 0.847 (0.578–1.243) |
| Memory | 1.043 (0.989–1.099) | 0.992 (0.937–1.050) |
| Depression (Euro-D) | – | – |
| ≤3 Depressive symptoms (Ref.) | – | – |
| ≥4 Depressive symptoms | 1.488 (1.035–2.139)* | 1.487 (1.004–2.204)* |
| ADL Limitations | 1.136 (0.923–1.398) | 1.260 (1.087–1.460)** |
| Physical activity | – | – |
| yes | 1.576 (0.971–2.558)+1 | 499 (0.953–2.357)+ |
| No (Ref.) | – | – |
| Number of social activities | 1.246 (1.126–1.379)*** | 1.070 (0.934–1.226) |
| Very and extremely close members of social network | 1.152 (1.034–1.282)** | 1.081 (0.958–0.1.221) |
| Household size | 1.098 (0.944–1.278) | 1.352 (1.178–1.551)*** |
| CASP-12 (QoL) | 1.035 (0.998–1.074)+ | 0.946 (0.909–0.985)** |
| Nagelkerke R² = 0.163, p < 0.001 | – | – |
Source SHARE Wave 4 release 1; unweighted data; N = 1,824 (194 Extra-residential helpers/carers; 158 Co-residential carers; 1,443 Non-carers) Standardized odds ratios (confidence intervals 95 % in parentheses)
+ <0.10, * <0.05,** <0.01,*** <0.001