Table 1.

Characteristics of MS caregivers (n = 81).

Demographic variable	Value
Age, years, mean (SD)	43.37 (15.32)
Sex, %
Female (n = 54)	66.7%
Male (n = 26)	33.3%
Years of education, mean (SD)	11.74 (4.42)
Marital status, %
Married or partnered (n = 55)	67.9%
Single (n = 19)	23.5%
Widowed (n = 4)	4.9%
Divorced or separated (n = 3)	3.7%
Relationship to individual with MS, %
Parent (n = 37)	45.7%
Spouse/romantic partner (n = 26)	32.1%
Sibling (n = 10)	12.3%
Child (n = 5)	6.2%
Friend (n = 1)	1.2%
Professional caregiver (n = 1)	1.2%
Other (n = 1)	1.2%
Duration of caregiving
Number of months, mean (SD)	52.31 (59.29)
Hours per week of care, mean (SD)	70.96 (60.66)
Current occupation, %
Homemaker (n = 25)	30.9%
Full-time employment (n = 21)	25.9%
Part-time employment (n = 19)	23.5%
Student (n = 7)	8.6%
Unemployed (n = 4)	4.9%
Retired (n = 3)	3.7%
Other (n = 2)	2.5%
Monthly household income, %
Less than minimum wage (n = 1)	1.2%
Minimum wage (n = 6)	7.4%
1-2 times minimum wage (n = 11)	13.6%
2-3 times minimum wage (n = 10)	12.3%
3-4 times minimum wage (n = 7)	8.6%
4-5 times minimum wage (n = 11)	13.6%
More than 5 times minimum wage (n = 35)	43.2%