Table 1.
Weighted Sample Descriptive Statistics (unweighted N = 2,202)
| Variable | % | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary stressors | |||||
| CR self-rated health (Range: 0–4) | 1.60 | 1.04 | 0 | 4 | |
| CR depressive symptoms (PHQ-2) | 1.61 | 1.62 | 0 | 6 | |
| CR anxiety symptoms (GAD-2) | 1.43 | 1.65 | 0 | 6 | |
| CR 3+ medical diagnoses (reference = <3) | 74.29 | ||||
| Primary appraisal | |||||
| CG tercile of hours helped in past month | |||||
| 0–20 (reference) | 39.76 | ||||
| 21–63 | 33.75 | ||||
| 64 or more | 26.48 | ||||
| CG frequency of ADL help (mean) | 1.34 | 1.19 | 0 | 4 | |
| CG frequency of IADL help (mean) | 1.55 | 0.81 | 0 | 4 | |
| CG number of medical tasks | 2.35 | 1.94 | 0 | 6 | |
| Key background/contextual factors | |||||
| CG race | |||||
| White (reference) | 67.38 | ||||
| Black | 12.49 | ||||
| Hispanic | 9.22 | ||||
| Other | 10.91 | ||||
| CG education | |||||
| Less than high school (reference) | 10.34 | ||||
| High school | 26.84 | ||||
| Some college | 35.51 | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.31 | ||||
| CG work status | |||||
| Employed (reference) | 41.41 | ||||
| Unemployed | 26.87 | ||||
| Retired | 31.72 | ||||
| CG female (reference = male) | 62.37 | ||||
| CG age | |||||
| Young adult, 18–39 (reference) | 11.77 | ||||
| Middle-aged, 40–60 | 40.59 | ||||
| Mature adult, 61–74 | 31.65 | ||||
| Older adult, 75+ | 15.99 | ||||
| CG depression symptoms (PHQ-2) | 0.97 | 1.36 | 0 | 6 | |
| CG anxiety symptoms (GAD-2) | 1.04 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 | |
| Other background/contextual factors | |||||
| CG relation to care recipient | |||||
| Spouse (reference) | 21.29 | ||||
| Adult child | 45.50 | ||||
| Other relative | 22.21 | ||||
| Other nonrelative | 10.99 | ||||
| CG in household (reference = no) | 41.86 | ||||
| CG caregiving more than 5 years (reference = no) | 50.32 | ||||
| CG number of helpers | 1.92 | 0.95 | 1 | 5 | |
| CR female (reference = male) | 68.57 | ||||
| CR different race than CG (reference = no) | 9.29 | ||||
| CR age | |||||
| Young old, 65–74 (reference) | 31.71 | ||||
| Old old, 75–84 | 36.56 | ||||
| Oldest old, 85+ | 31.73 | ||||
| CR education | |||||
| Less than high school (reference) | 28.91 | ||||
| High school | 29.64 | ||||
| Some college | 25.00 | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.45 | ||||
| CR homeowner (reference = no) | 54.11 | ||||
| CR receives social assistance (reference = no) | 20.56 | ||||
Note: ADL = Activities of daily living; CG = Caregiver; CR = Care recipient; GAD-2 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item; IADL = Instrumental activities of daily living; PHQ-2 = Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item.