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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Gerontol Nurs. 2019 Mar 25;12(4):174–183. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20190319-01

Table 2.

Caregiver Characteristics (N=20)

Variable n (%) unless otherwise noted
Caregiver Characteristics
Age (mean, SD) 58 (13)
Gender
 Male 6 (30)
 Female 14 (70)
Married 7 (35)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 7 (35)
 Black 8 (40)
 Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity 5 (25)
Education
 Some high school, did not graduate 1 (5)
 High school or GED 5 (25)
 Some college or 2-year degree 7 (35)
 College graduate 3 (15)
 Post-graduate 4 (20)
Employment status
 Retired 8 (40)
 Working part-time 1 (5)
 Working full-time 9 (45)
 Unemployed 2 (10)
Self-reported health
 Excellent – Very Good 9 (45)
 Good-Fair 11 (55)

Caregiving Characteristics
Care recipient
 Parent 13 (65)
 Spouse 1 (5)
 Sibling 3 (15)
 Other 3 (15)
Lives with care recipient 10 (50)
Years providing care (mean, SD) 14 (13)

Note. SD=standard deviation, GED=general education