Table 2.
Demographic data of the caregivers (N = 370)
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 115 (31.1) |
| Female | 255 (68.9) |
| Age | |
| 40 years and younger | 12 (3.2) |
| 41–49 years | 74 (20.0) |
| 50–59 years | 138 (37.3) |
| 60–69 years | 85 (23.0) |
| 70 years and older | 61 (16.5) |
| Education | |
| Bachelor’s degree or above | 84 (22.7) |
| Middle school | 217 (58.7) |
| Primary school or below | 69 (18.6) |
| Relationship | |
| Hired | 108 (29.2) |
| Family member | 262 (70.8) |
| Hired a domestic | |
| Yes | 168 (45.4) |
| No | 202 (54.6) |
| Salary for the hired caregivers | |
| 3000 yuan or less | 8 (4.8) |
| 3001–6000 yuan | 156 (92.8) |
| 6001 yuan or more | 4 (2.4) |
| Number of co-caregivers | |
| 0 | 152 (41.4) |
| 1 | 75 (20.3) |
| 2 | 87 (23.5) |
| 3 or more | 56 (15.1) |
| Years of caring | |
| Less than 1 year | 32 (8.6) |
| 1–10 years | 269 (72.7) |
| 11–20 years | 64 (17.3) |
| 21 years or more | 5 (1.4) |
| Hours of care provided per day | |
| 3–8 h | 68 (18.4) |
| 9–15 h | 54 (14.6) |
| 16 h or more | 248 (67.0) |