Table 1.
Characteristics of the Analytical Sample at Baselinea
| Total sample | Part-time (1–29 hours) | Full-time (30+ hours) | Δ groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |||
| (n = 8,473) | (n = 1,873) | (n = 550) | (n = 2,714) | (n = 3,336) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| M | 55.65 | 56.80 | 60.53 | 54.20 | 55.35 | F(3) = 166.0*** |
| SD | 5.33 | 6.03 | 6.44 | 4.38 | 4.76 | |
| Weekly working hours | ||||||
| M | 35.69 | 18.55 | 17.68 | 40.28 | 44.10 | F(3) = 4928.8*** |
| SD | 13.88 | 6.60 | 6.55 | 8.80 | 9.31 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| Excellent | 1,456 (17.2) | 317 (16.8) | 86 (16.0) | 528 (19.7) | 525 (15.7) | |
| Very good | 2,956 (34.9) | 649 (35.1) | 189 (34.0) | 934 (34.9) | 1,184 (34.9) | |
| Good | 2,700 (31.8) | 580 (31.0) | 169 (30.6) | 836 (29.6) | 1,115 (34.0) | |
| Fair | 1,140 (13.5) | 269 (14.1) | 78 (13.3) | 347 (13.1) | 446 (13.6) | |
| Poor | 221 (2.7) | 58 (3.1) | 28 (6.1) | 69 (1.9) | 66 (2.7) | Χ2(12) = 59.6*** |
| Long-standing illness | 3,036 (36.6) | 706 (37.7) | 219 (41.4) | 962 (36.4) | 1,149 (35.4) | Χ2(3) = 2.3 |
| Partner’s employment status | ||||||
| No partner | 3,271 (35.3) | 691 (34.9) | 187 (31.7) | 1,227 (42.2) | 1,164 (31.0) | |
| Partner not working | 1,203 (14.2) | 271 (14.8) | 116 (20.5) | 274 (9.5) | 542 (16.3) | |
| Partner is working | 3,999 (50.5) | 910 (50.4) | 247 (47.8) | 1,213 (48.3) | 1,629 (52.7) | Χ2(6) = 129.6*** |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Professional | 1,873 (22.8) | 141 (7.5) | 103 (19.0) | 598 (22.4) | 1,031 (31.7) | |
| Intermediate | 2,079 (24.4) | 421 (22.8) | 104 (19.4) | 917 (33.7) | 637 (19.1) | |
| Nonmanual | 2,019 (23.6) | 845 (45.9) | 121 (22.6) | 743 (27.8) | 310 (9.2) | |
| Manual/other | 2,502 (29.2) | 466 (23.8) | 222 (39.0) | 456 (16.1) | 1,358 (40.0) | Χ2(9) = 1477.1*** |
| Weekly hours of caregiving | ||||||
| 0 | 6,483 (76.5) | 1,376 (73.5) | 431 (77.8) | 1,969 (72.3) | 2,707 (80.8) | |
| 0–9 | 1,331 (16.1) | 289 (16.4) | 71 (13.1) | 498 (18.9) | 473 (14.4) | |
| >10 | 659 (7.5) | 208 (10.1) | 48 (9.1) | 247 (8.9) | 156 (4.7) | Χ2(6) = 99.3*** |
| Location of caregiving | ||||||
| No care provided | 6,483 (76.5) | 1,376 (73.5) | 431 (77.8) | 1,969 (72.3) | 2,707 (80.8) | |
| Within household | 409 (4.6) | 104 (5.3) | 37 (6.8) | 125 (4.3) | 143 (4.1) | |
| Outside household | 1,474 (17.6) | 365 (19.7) | 77 (14.1) | 580 (21.8) | 452 (14.0) | |
| Both | 107 (1.4) | 28 (1.5) | 5 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 34 (1.1) | Χ2(9) = 90.9*** |
| Relationship to care recipient | ||||||
| No caring | 6,483 (76.5) | 1,376 (73.5) | 431 (77.8) | 1,969 (72.3) | 2,707 (80.8) | |
| Partner/spouse | 207 (2.3) | 59 (2.9) | 19 (3.8) | 60 (2.0) | 69 (1.9) | |
| Parent/grandparent | 1,217 (14.7) | 287 (15.8) | 56 (10.7) | 483 (18.2) | 391 (12.2) | |
| Other | 566 (6.6) | 151 (7.7) | 44 (7.7) | 202 (7.6) | 169 (5.1) | Χ2(9) = 94.2*** |
| Change in caring status | ||||||
| Noncarer | 5,820 (68.6) | 1,201 (64.0) | 384 (69.8) | 1,748 (63.8) | 2,487 (74.3) | |
| Past carer | 633 (7.5) | 140 (7.9) | 35 (6.4) | 223 (8.1) | 235 (7.0) | |
| Continuing (<10 hours) | 807 (9.8) | 175 (9.5) | 34 (6.7) | 328 (12.8) | 272 (8.4) | |
| Continuing (10+ hours) | 493 (5.6) | 160 (8.0) | 32 (6.6) | 189 (6.6) | 112 (3.6) | |
| New carer (<10 hours) | 485 (5.8) | 116 (6.2) | 30 (4.7) | 165 (6.7) | 173 (5.2) | |
| New carer (10+ hours) | 235 (2.7) | 81 (4.4) | 35 (5.9) | 61 (2.1) | 57 (1.6) | Χ2(15) = 134.6*** |
Note: ***p < .001.
aBaseline is defined as the wave when the participant was first included in the analysis.