Table 2.
Cancer caregiver demographic characteristics (N = 15)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age M (SD) | 65 (10) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 7 (47) |
| Female | 8 (53) |
| Race | |
| White | 15 (100) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | 15 (100) |
| Education | |
| High school degree or GED or less | 3 (20) |
| Associate’s degree | 1 (7) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 5 (33) |
| Master’s degree | 4 (27) |
| Professional degree (JD, MD, PhD) | 2 (13) |
| Annual household income | |
| $20–40k | 2 (13) |
| $40–60k | 5 (33) |
| $60–80k | 2 (13) |
| $80–100k | 1 (7) |
| > $150k | 5 (33) |
| Relationship to patient | |
| Spouse/partner | 14 (93) |
| Adult child | 1 (7) |
| Living with patient | 14 (93) |
| Employment status | |
| Retired | 5 (33) |
| Working full-time | 1 (7) |
| Working part-time | 5 (33) |
| Full-time homemaker | 1 (7) |
| Unemployed | 2 (13) |
| Disabled | 1 (7) |
| Months spent as caregiver M (SD) | 23.7 (34) |
| Average hours per day providing care M (SD) | 7.6 (7.0) |
| Patient cancer type | |
| Endometrial | 4 (27) |
| Lymphoma | 3 (20) |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 2 (13) |
| Esophageal | 1 (7) |
| Laryngeal | 1 (7) |
| Melanoma | 1 (7) |
| Pancreatic | 1 (7) |
| Not disclosed | 2 (13) |