Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the 416 family caregivers: men and women
| Sociodemographic variables | Women (n = 340) | Men (n = 76) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD*) | No. (%) | Mean (SDa) | No. (%) | |
| Age | 31.05 (7.74) | 34.43 (8.71) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 260 (76.47) | 70 (92.10) | ||
| Single | 80 (23.53) | 6 (7.90) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Basic | 213 (62.65) | 48 (63.15) | ||
| Middle | 87 (25.59) | 21 (27.63) | ||
| Higher | 29 (8.53) | 6 (7.90) | ||
| None | 11 (3.23) | 1 (1.32) | ||
| Profession | ||||
| Unpaid work (exclusively devoted to home or studies) | 275 (80.88) | 2 (2.63) | ||
| Paid work | 54 (15.88) | 57 (75) | ||
| Unemployed | 11 (3.24) | 17 (22.37) | ||
| Type of family | ||||
| Nuclear | 157 (46.17) | 55 (72.36) | ||
| Semi-extended family | 58 (17.05) | 8 (10.52) | ||
| Extended | 37 (10.88) | 6 (7.90) | ||
| Single parent | 63 (18.52) | 2 (2.64) | ||
| Other | 25 (7.38) | 5 (6.58) | ||
| Support networks | ||||
| Family | 296 (87.05) | 53 (69.73) | ||
| Institutions/government/friends | 44 (12.95) | 23 (30.27) | ||
| Monthly family income | ||||
| Between USD 120 and USD 160 | 216 (63.53) | 38 (50) | ||
| Between USD 161 and USD 350 | 114 (33.53) | 34 (44.73) | ||
| Between USD 351 and USD 520 | 9 (2.65) | 4 (5.27) | ||
| Between USD 521 and USD 800 | 1 (.29) | – | ||
aSD Standard deviation