Table 1.

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics, by Caregiver Group

	Total (n = 486)				Custodial (n = 183)				Multigenerational (n = 136)				Noncaregiver (n = 167)				Test Statistic (χ2)
Category	M (SD)	Range	N	%	M (SD)	Range	N	%	M (SD)	Range	N	%	M (SD)	Range	N	%
Age	57 (10.1)	31–87			57 (9.4)	31–87			55 (11.4)	31–86			59 (9.3)	38–83			8.0a***
Race																	9.6**
White			319	66			106	58			90	66			123	74
Non-White			167	34			77	42			46	34			44	26
Education																	14.7
≤ 8 years			14	3			9	5			2	2			3	2
Some HS			72	15			31	17			19	14			22	14
HS graduate			154	32			57	31			46	34			51	30
Business or trade school			69	14			27	15			19	14			23	14
Some college			124	25			45	25			36	26			43	26
College graduate			27	6			6	3			7	5			14	8
Post graduate college			26	5			8	4			7	5			11	7
Income (monthly)																	19.0*
< $1,000			45	9			23	12			9	7			13	8
$1,000-$2,000			124	26			58	32			33	24			33	20
$2,001-$3,000			97	20			36	20			28	21			33	20
$3,001-$4,000			52	11			14	7.5			15	11			23	14
$4,001-$5,000			44	9			13	7			18	13			13	8
> $5,000			99	20			31	17			25	18			43	25
Missing			19	4			7	4			8	6			4	2
Refused			6	1			1	0.5			0	0			5	3
Marital status																	2.6
Married			267	55			97	53			70	48			100	60
Not married			219	45			86	47			66	52			67	40
Employment status																	7.3
Employed			151	31			49	27			53	39			49	29
Employed part-time			78	16			28	15			18	13			32	19
Unemployed			257	53			106	58			65	48			86	52

Note: HS = high school.

^*p ≤ .05

^**p ≤ .01

^***p ≤ .001.

^aFigure presented is F statistic.