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. 2017 Sep 20;12(9):e0184085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184085

Table 3. Transportation caregiver health and driving by sex, age of care recipient, and overall (standard error of the percent/mean).

Sex of Caregiver Age of Care Recipient Overall
Men Women 70–84 85 and older
Overall health N = 90 N = 178 N = 140 N = 126 N = 268
    % Excellent 19.1 (5.40) 17.3 (3.59) 16.4 (3.78) 19.4 (4.39) 17.8 (2.96)
    % Very good 26.4 (6.03) 41.3 (4.71) 42.7 (5.49) 31.0 (5.33) 36.8 (3.83)
    % Good 30.2 (6.51) 26.0 (4.09) 26.0 (4.70) 28.7 (5.07) 27.2 (3.42)
    % Fair 11.4 (4.60) 14.4 (3.25) 10.2 (2.83) 17.1 (4.36) 13.7 (2.63)
    % Poor 12.5 (5.42) 1.0 (0.45) 4.7 (2.68) 3.8 (2.34) 4.4 (1.77)
Driving status N = 90 N = 178 N = 140 N = 126 N = 268
    Regularly 98.1 (1.17) 93.7 (1.97) 97.1 (1.06) 93.3 (2.60) 95.0 (1.43)
    Occasionally/rarely 1.0 (0.73 5.7 (1.92) 2.9 (1.06) 5.7 (2.51) 4.3 (1.45)
    Do not drive 0.9 (0.91 0.7 (0.47 0.0 (0.00) 1.1 (0.77) 0.7 (0.43)
Frequency of driving N = 89 N = 175 N = 139 N = 124 N = 264
    Every day/almost every day 88.4 (4.63) 84.0 (3.15) 88.4 (3.25) 82.3 (3.98) 85.3 (4.05)
    3 or 4 days a week 10.6 (4.57) 12.1 (2.96) 9.0 (3.10) 14.3 (3.86) 11.7 (3.86)
    1 or 2 days a week 1.0 (0.74 3.9 (1.31) 2.6 (1.03) 3.4 (1.14) 3.0 (1.60)
Is there a chance your driving ability could become a problem within the next 5 years? N = 89 N = 176 N = 140 N = 124 N = 265
    Yes 19.0 (5.17) 12.3 (2.97) 17.9 (4.14) 10.8 (3.31) 14.3 (2.62)
    No 78.0 (5.25) 86.3 (3.08) 79.7 (4.23) 87.8 (3.35) 83.8 (2.68)
    Don’t know 3.0 (1.03) 1.4 (1.01) 2.4 (1.44) 1.4 (0.63) 1.9 (0.78)