Table 2.
Demographic information of the carers sample (N=101).
| Characteristics | Value, n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Women | 76 (75) | |
| Men | 25 (25) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| <59 | 68 (67) | |
| 60-79 | 33 (33) | |
| >80 | 0 (0) | |
| Education | ||
| No primary education (ISCEDa, level 0) | 0 (0) | |
| Primary education (ISCED, level 1) | 8 (8) | |
| Secondary education (ISCED, levels 2-4) | 54 (53) | |
| Tertiary education (ISCED; levels 5.1, 5.2, and 6) | 39 (39) | |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 38 (38) | |
| Unemployed (including pensioners) | 63 (62) | |
| Carers’ relationship | ||
| Caring for parent | 62 (61) | |
| Caring for spouse | 28 (28) | |
| Caring for other (relative/friend/neighbor) | 11 (11) | |
| Secondary carer support | ||
| Yes | 79 (78) | |
| No | 22 (22) | |
| Living status | ||
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Together with person with dementia | 62 (61) |
| Living in other’s house | 39 (39) | |
| Most frequent internet use for carers | ||
| Search of information | 40 (43) | |
| Reading news | 15 (16) | |
| Entertainment (movies and music) | 12 (13) | |
| Social networks | 8 (9) | |
| Emails | 9 (10) | |
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Professional reasons | 8 (9) |
aISCED: International Standard Classification of Education.