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. 2021 Jul 13;18(14):7452. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147452

Table 1.

Sociodemographic factors for young adult cancer caregivers, non-caregivers, and other caregivers.

Cancer Caregivers
n = 325		 Non-Caregivers
n = 16,009		 Other Caregivers
n = 3512
N % 1 N % 1 p-Value 2 N % 1 p-Value 3
Employment status 6
 Employed for wages/self-employed 230 85.9 11,462 85.9 0.990 2517 79.7 <0.001
 Unemployed/unable to work 43 14.1 1659 14.1 572 20.3
  Out of work for 1 year or more 5 12 43.2 430 29.3 0.222 168 29.4 0.562
  Out of work for less than 1 year 5 14 23.6 619 40.2 225 42.5
  Unable to work 5 17 33.2 610 30.5 179 28.1
Age
 18–24 74 32.0 4618 34.0 <0.001 684 29.7 <0.001
 25–29 72 22.2 3475 20.2 620 19.2
 30–34 86 26.3 4082 24.1 828 26.4
 35–39 93 19.4 4650 21.7 957 24.7
Gender
 Female 126 56.4 7687 49.4 0.138 1750 48.6 0.463
 Male 199 43.6 9138 50.6 1339 51.4
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 212 67.1 11,220 65.0 0.642 1950 64.4 0.583
 Other 110 32.9 5412 35.0 1092 35.6
Marital status
 Married/Partnered 149 41.7 8024 43.0 0.766 1357 41.6 0.263
 Unmarried 176 58.3 8733 57.0 1724 58.4
Education 4
 ≤High school graduate 119 46.0 5766 42.2 0.675 1139 46.7 <0.001
 Some college/technical 102 31.2 5073 33.4 1080 34.5
 ≥College graduate 104 22.9 5958 24.4 866 18.8
Annual household income (USD)
 Less than $20,000 57 15.6 2472 18.2 0.036 583 22.1 <0.001
 $20,000 to $34,999 66 22.8 2848 20.6 644 25.0
 $35,000 to $49,999 53 23.4 2196 15.1 384 14.2
 $50,000 to $74,999 29 8.5 2337 15.4 397 14.9
 $75,000 or more 75 29.7 4423 30.7 635 23.7
Caregiving intensity
 Managing personal care
  Yes 196 57.8 - - 1689 53.6 0.149
  No 128 42.2 - - 1357 46.4
 Managing household care
  Yes 274 84.5 - - 2495 81.9 0.238
  No 50 15.5 - - 553 18.1
 Hours of care provided per week
  Up to 8 h 188 57.8 - - 1810 60.1 0.782
  9–19 h 49 15.1 - - 417 14.6
  20–39 h 41 10.1 - - 295 10.2
  40 h or more 35 17.0 - - 445 15.1
Caregiving Intensity Composite
 Low 108 40.8 - - 1184 45.8 0.479
 Moderate 83 30.2 - - 681 24.4
 High 86 29.0 - - 772 29.8

1 Weighted for BRFSS sampling. 2 Weighted chi-square test of independence comparing cancer caregivers to non-caregivers, bold indicates significance at p < 0.05. 3 Weighted chi-square test of independence comparing cancer caregivers to other caregivers, bold indicates significance at p < 0.05. 4 Education missing for n = 28 non-caregivers and n = 4 non-cancer caregivers. 5 Weighted proportions represent only those who were unemployed. 6 Totals do not equal column headers because homemakers, students, and/or retirees were excluded from employment analyses (n = 3689).