Table 3.
Caregiver demographic, health care access, and caregiving experiences among caregivers with potential financial1 or health2 barriers and without these barriers, by rural and urban residence.
| Characteristic | Rural Caregivers with… | Urban Caregivers with… | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Barrier1 Only (n=484) |
Health Barrier2 Only (n=659) |
Both Barriers (n=791) |
Neither Barrier (n=1,234) |
Financial Barrier1 Only (n=479) |
Health Barrier2 Only (n=1,111) |
Both Barriers (n=876) |
Neither Barrier (n=1,802) |
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| Weighted % |
Weighted % |
Weighted % |
Weighted % |
Weighted % |
Weighted % |
Weighted % |
Weighted % |
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| Gender | Female | 70.1 | 54.7 | 65.9 | 61.8 | 63.5 | 58.0 | 66.7 | 61.8 |
| Age group | 18–34 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 32.3 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 17.1 |
| 35–44 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 17.0 | 18.4 | |
| 45–54 | 20.8 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 25.9 | 15.6 | 20.6 | 27.3 | 27.6 | |
| 55–64 | 22.2 | 34.3 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 16.9 | 31.4 | 21.6 | 24.4 | |
| 65+ | 16.7 | 32.8 | 26.0 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 30.3 | 21.3 | 12.5 | |
| Race/ethnicity | White, non-Hispanic | 81.5 | 94.2 | 82.3 | 92.9 | 78.6 | 83.6 | 66.1 | 60.9 |
| Health insurance | Any coverage | 63.3 | 95.8 | 77.4 | 91.3 | 61.4 | 95.5 | 75.3 | 93.3 |
| Missing | 0.8 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Personal doctor | One or more | 78.5 | 95.1 | 87.2 | 90.0 | 69.6 | 96.1 | 88.1 | 90.8 |
| Missing | 0.05 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Last routine medical check-up | Within the past year | 55.8 | 84.6 | 66.6 | 71.6 | 52.8 | 83.4 | 72.7 | 75.8 |
| Missing | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Care recipient’s major health problem (selected) | Alzheimer’s disease or dementia | 11.6 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 13.1 |
| Cancer | 10.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.4 | |
| Diabetes | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 | |
| Heart disease | 6.0 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 5.6 | |
| Missing | 16.8 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | |
| Length of care | 0–12 months | 34.7 | 27.9 | 38.9 | 36.6 | 41.3 | 31.4 | 41.1 | 41.3 |
| 13–24 months | 9.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 10.9 | |
| 25–60 months | 18.5 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 16.8 | |
| > 5 years | 24.9 | 23.7 | 20.2 | 15.1 | 19.0 | 24.5 | 29.6 | 19.2 | |
| Missing | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 11.8 | |
| Average hours of care per week | 0–8 | 39.6 | 50.5 | 35.2 | 59.6 | 48.9 | 55.0 | 31.0 | 56.5 |
| 9–19 | 13.9 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 18.8 | 15.5 | |
| 20–39 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 9.1 | 13.9 | 11.8 | |
| 40 or more | 23.1 | 13.8 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 21.8 | 8.9 | |
| Missing | 10.8 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 7.2 | |
| Greatest difficulty faced by caregiver | Financial burden | 7.2 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 3.8 |
| Not enough time for him/herself | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.9 | |
| Not enough time for family | 4.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | |
| Interferes with work | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | |
| Creates stress | 19.0 | 21.6 | 23.9 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 23.8 | |
| Creates or aggravates health problems | 1.3 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 0.7 | |
| Affects family relationships | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | |
| Another difficulty | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.1 | |
| No difficulty | 51.3 | 47.1 | 40.2 | 51.6 | 45.9 | 41.1 | 34.2 | 41.9 | |
1
Financial barrier defined as having an annual household income <$25,000 or not being able see a doctor when they needed to in the past year because of cost
2
Health barrier defined as having been diagnosed with multiple (≥2) chronic health conditions, having a disability, or having fair or poor self-rated general health