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. 2017 Aug 31;16:45. doi: 10.1186/s12904-017-0226-8

Table 2.

Caregiver Demographics

All caregivers (N = 48) Dartmouth (n = 29) UAB (n = 19)
n (%) n (%) n (%) p * d
Age, Mean (SD) 64.94 (9.3) 65.18 (10.3) 64.58 (7.7) 0.082 0.06
Gender
 Female 39 (81.3) 23 (79.3) 16 (84.2) 0.99 0
Race
 White 40 (83.3) 29 (100.0) 11 (57.9) 0.0002 1.19
 Black 8 (16.7) 0 (0) 8 (42.1)
Religion
 Protestant 25 (52.1) 7 (24.1) 18 (94.7)
 Catholic 7 (14.6) 7 (24.1) 0 (0)
 Jewish 1 (2.1) 1 (3.5) 0 (0) <.0001 1.26
 Other 6 (12.5) 6 (20.7) 0 (0)
 None 9 (18.8) 8 (27.6) 1 (5.3)
Marital Status
 Never married 2 (4.2) 0 (0) 2 (10.5) 0.09 0.51
 Married or living with partner 39 (81.3) 26 (89.7) 13 (68.4)
 Divorced or separated 3 (6.3) 2 (6.9) 1 (5.3)
 Widowed 4 (8.3) 1 (3.5) 3 (15.8)
Work status
 Employed 17 (35.4) 9 (31.0) 8 (42.1)
 Retired/Homemaker 24 (50.0) 15 (51.7) 9 (47.4)
 Not employed 3 (6.3) 1 (3.5) 2 (10.5) 0.49 0.20
 Disability 3 (6.3) 3 (10.3) 0 (0)
 No response 1 (2.1) 1 (3.5) 0 (0)
Education
 <High school graduate 3 (6.3) 2 (6.9) 1 (5.3)
 High school graduate or GED 12 (25.0) 7 (24.1) 5 (26.3)
 Some college or technical school 11 (22.9) 5 (17.2) 6 (31.6) 0.23 0.36
 College graduate 9 (18.8) 4 (13.8) 5 (26.3)
 Graduate degree 13 (27.1) 11 (37.9) 2 (10.5)
Relationship to patient
 Spouse/partner 31 (64.6) 20 (69.0) 11 (57.9)
 Parent 8 (16.7) 4 (13.8) 4 (21.1)
 Son or daughter 4 (8..3) 2 (6.9) 2 (10.5) 0.63 0.14
 Other relative 3 (6.3) 1 (3.5) 2 (10.5)
 Friend 2 (4.2) 2 (6.9) 0 (0)

Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, GED General Education Development

* p-values from t-test or Fisher’s exact tests, as appropriate

Effect size: Cohen’s d or d-equivalent; small: d ~ 0.2, medium d ~ 0.5, large d ~ 0.8