Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the caregivers and care recipients for the White and Hispanic samples
| Caregivers | Care Recipients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Total | Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Total | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 262 (83%) | 832 (55%) | 1,094 (60%) | 195 (62%) | 195 (62%) | |
| Male | 55 (17%) | 684 (45%) | 739 (40%) | 118 (38%) | 118 (38%) | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1,521 | |
| Age | ||||||
| Age <65 | 234 (74%) | 931 (62%) | 1,165 (64%) | 17 (6%) | 931 (62%) | 948 (52%) |
| Age 65 and over | 83 (26%) | 577 (38%) | 660 (36%) | 292 (95%) | 577 (38%) | 869 (47%) |
| Mean (st. dev.) | 57.9 (11.2) | 60.9 (11.6) | 60.2 (11.6) | 79.9 (8.9) | 60.7 (11.6) | 63.9 (13.3) |
| Range | 19 – 85 | 21 – 100 | 19 – 100 | 53 – 101 | 21 – 100 | 21 – 101 |
| Missing | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school (0 – 11) | 73 (24%) | 169 (11%) | 242 (13%) | 169 (11%) | 169 (11%) | |
| High school | 95 (31%) | 501 (33%) | 596 (33%) | 501 (33%) | 501 (33%) | |
| Some college and above (13+) | 141 (45%) | 842 (56%) | 983 (54%) | 842 (56%) | 842 (56%) | |
| Mean (st. dev.) | 12.7 (3.6) | 14.1 (3.1) | 13.8 (3.2) | 14.1 (3.1) | 14.1 (3.1) | |
| Range | 2 – 20 | 5 – 22 | 2 – 22 | 5 – 22 | 5 – 22 | |
| Missing | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 322 | |
| Care Giver & Care Recipient Relationship | ||||||
| Family Member Living with Patient | 243 (77%) | 739 (54%) | 982 (58%) | Not applicable | ||
| Family Member NOT Living with Patient | 74 (23%) | 504 (37%) | 578 (34%) | |||
| Friend | 0 | 114 (8%) | 114 (7%) | |||
| Other | 0 | 20 (1%) | 20 (1%) | |||
| Missing | 0 | 140 | 140 | |||
Sample size: Hispanic Responders (n = 317); Non-Hispanic White Responders (n = 1,517); Total (n =1,834). Data were not available for care recipient education for the Hispanic sample;