Table 1.
Summary of demographics and caregiving-related characteristics of carers
| Carer characteristics (N = 407) | ||
| Age, Mean (s.d.) | 53.1 | (13.2) |
| Gender | n | % |
| Male | 77 | 18.9 |
| Female | 330 | 81.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 359 | 88.2 |
| BAME | 48 | 11.8 |
| Employment status | ||
| Work/Education | 224 | 55.1 |
| Unemployed/Not working | 88 | 21.6 |
| Retired | 95 | 23.3 |
| Highest education level achieved | ||
| Pre-university | 127 | 31.2 |
| Undergraduate/Profession qualification | 153 | 37.6 |
| Postgraduate | 87 | 21.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 40 | 9.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 278 | 68.3 |
| Single/Divorced/Other | 129 | 31.7 |
| Relationship with CfP | ||
| Parent | 258 | 63.4 |
| Spouse/Partner | 87 | 21.4 |
| Child/Sibling | 44 | 10.8 |
| Friend/Other relatives | 18 | 4.4 |
| Living arrangement | ||
| With CfP | 227 | 55.8 |
| Not with CfP | 180 | 44.2 |
| Duration of care (hours/week) | ||
| 1–9 h/week | 110 | 27.0 |
| 10–19 h/week | 77 | 18.9 |
| 20–34 h/week | 57 | 14.0 |
| 35–49 h/week | 41 | 10.1 |
| 50 + hours/week | 122 | 30.0 |
| Cared-for persons' characteristics | ||
| Age of CfP, Mean (s.d.) | 35.0 | (13.9) |
| Gender of CfP | n | % |
| Male | 255 | 62.7 |
| Female | 152 | 37.3 |
| Primary diagnosis of CfP | ||
| Schizophrenia | 170 | 41.8 |
| Psychosis | 202 | 49.6 |
| Type 1 Bipolar disorder | 35 | 8.6 |
| Time since CfP illness onset | ||
| 0–5 years | 197 | 48.4 |
| >5–10 years | 64 | 15.7 |
| >10 years | 146 | 35.9 |