Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the field-test carer sample, n = 300

Characteristic	Valid N	Categories	N
Carer sex	299	Female	218
		Male	81
Carer age	298	Min	21
		Max	90
		Median	62
Carer ethnicity	298	White British	253
		White Other	26
		Black/African/Caribbean	9
		Mixed Ethnic Background	5
		Indian/Bangladeshi	2
		Arab	1
		Other	2
Carer employment status*	299	Paid employment	109
		Retired	100
		Full-time carer	65
		Housewife/husband	11
		Volunteer	9
		Unemployed	5
Carer relationship to the person with dementia	299	Son/daughter	148
		Spouse/long term partner	128
		Family friend	4
		Sibling	3
		Other family member	2
		Other	14
Co-residence with person with dementia	299	Co-resident	151
		Non-resident	148
Type of dementia	274	Alzheimer’s disease	159
		Mixed	52
		Vascular dementia	36
		Frontotemporal dementia	10
		Lewy body dementia	6
		Other	11

*Categories of Carer Employment Status reflect carers’ view of their role in relation to employment. For example, a spouse carer who has not been in employment during most of their adult life may choose to identify as a housewife/husband; while a spouse who has given up work to provide care may identify as a ‘full-time carer’