Table 1.
Caregiver demographics
| % | N = 899 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 94.6 | (n = 850) |
| Age, years, mean (SD; median, IQR) | 43.1 (11.9; 42.0, 33‐59) | (n = 844) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Missing | 0.1 | (n = 1) |
| Married | 88.0 | (n = 791) |
| Living together, in a committed relationship | 5.2 | (n = 47) |
| Divorced/separated | 3.5 | (n = 31) |
| Widowed | 0.8 | (n = 7) |
| Single, never married | 2.5 | (n = 22) |
| Race | ||
| American Indian or Alaska native | 0.6 | (n = 5) |
| Asian | 3.6 | (n = 32) |
| Black or African American | 16.2 | (n = 146) |
| Indicated multiple races | 5.0 | (n = 45) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander | 1.6 | (n = 14) |
| Other | 6.8 | (n = 61) |
| White | 66.3 | (n = 596) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 21.5 | (n = 193) |
| Veteran Status | ||
| Caregiver is a veteran | 9.6 | (n = 86) |
| Length of time as caregiver, in years, mean (SD; median, IQR) | 3.8 (3.4; 3, 1‐5) | (n = 899) |
| Average days providing care per week days, mean (SD) | 4.9 (0.4) | (n = 895) |
| Average days providing care per weekend days, mean (SD) | 1.9 (0.3) | (n = 897) |
| Relationship to Veteran | ||
| Spouse, significant other | 85.9 | (n = 772) |
| Parent | 9.5 | (n = 85) |
| Child | 1.7 | (n = 15) |
| Sibling | 0.9 | (n = 8) |
| Other | 2.1 | (n = 19) |
| Distance Relative to Veteran | ||
| Missing | 0.3 | (n = 3) |
| In the same house | 95.9 | (n = 862) |
| Within walking distance | 0.8 | (n = 7) |
| Within 20‐minutes of driving distance from caregiver's home | 2.2 | (n = 20) |
| Between 20 minutes and an hour of driving distance from caregiver's home | 0.6 | (n = 5) |
| Over an hour of driving distance from caregiver's home | 0.2 | (n = 2) |
| Education Level | ||
| Grade school/junior high | 1.1 | (n = 10) |
| Some high school | 2.2 | (n = 20) |
| High school graduate | 15.5 | (n = 139) |
| GED | 2.1 | (n = 19) |
| Trade/technical/vocational school | 8.5 | (n = 76) |
| Some college credit but no degree | 25.9 | (n = 233) |
| Associate's degree (AA or AS) | 17.4 | (n = 156) |
| Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) | 17.5 | (n = 157) |
| Post graduate work or graduate degree | 9.9 | (n = 89) |
| Caregiver Insurance Statusa | ||
| Missing | 1.2 | (n = 11) |
| Private insurance, through employer | 20.1 | (n = 181) |
| Private insurance, through private insurer | 1.9 | (n = 17) |
| Private insurance, through marketplace | 2.9 | (n = 26) |
| Medicare | 4.8 | (n = 43) |
| MediGap | 0.8 | (n = 7) |
| Medicare part D | 1.2 | (n = 11) |
| Medicaid | 6.3 | (n = 57) |
| Champ VA (not from CSPb) | 8.0 | (n = 72) |
| Champ VA (from VA Caregiver Support Program (CSP)) | 17.6 | (n = 158) |
| Tricare | 39.4 | (n = 354) |
| VA | 3.6 | (n = 32) |
| Indian Health Service | 1.0 | (n = 9) |
| Other | 5.0 | (n = 45) |
| Have no insurance | 2.7 | (n = 24) |
| Individual Total Annual Income | ||
| Missing | 17.6 | (n = 158) |
| Less than $10 000 | 29.5 | (n = 265) |
| $10 000‐$19 999 | 11.8 | (n = 106) |
| $20 000‐$29 999 | 11.5 | (n = 103) |
| $30 000‐$39 999 | 9.1 | (n = 82) |
| $40 000‐$49 999 | 6.1 | (n = 55) |
| $50 000‐$59 999 | 6.0 | (n = 54) |
| $60 000‐$79 999 | 5.4 | (n = 48) |
| $80 000 or more | 3.1 | (n = 28) |
| Household Total Annual Income | ||
| Missing | 21.8 | (n = 196) |
| Less than $10 000 | 6.1 | (n = 55) |
| $10 000‐$19 999 | 9.3 | (n = 84) |
| $20 000‐$29 999 | 10.5 | (n = 94) |
| $30 000‐$39 999 | 12.4 | (n = 111) |
| $40 000‐$49 999 | 10.4 | (n = 93) |
| $50 000‐$59 999 | 9.6 | (n = 86) |
| $60 000‐$79 999 | 12.6 | (n = 113) |
| $80 000 or more | 7.5 | (n = 67) |
| Stipend Tier Levelc | ||
| 1 (lowest) | 27.0 | (n = 243) |
| 2 | 41.7 | (n = 375) |
| 3 (highest) | 31.3 | (n = 281) |
a
Categories are not mutually exclusive. Multiple responses were allowed.
b
Caregiver Support Program.
c
Stipend tier level as of July 2015 was determined through the Caregiver Application Tracker (CAT).