Table 8. Self-reported impact of COVID-19 pandemic by family members.

	Family members (n=1,912)
	Total 1	Yes 2	%
Accessing healthcare and shopping
Family carer avoided attending healthcare facilities due to pandemic	1,652	1,048	63.4%
Family experienced difficulty shopping for food, medicines or hygiene products	1,708	664	38.9%
Employment / income
Were you employed before the COVID-19 pandemic?	1,657	1,062	64.1%
Did you become unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic?	1,057	181	17.1%
Did you stop working because you needed to support your family member?	1,055	203	19.2%
Did you have to reduce the hours that you normally go to work because you needed to support your family member?	1,051	379	36.1%
Did you work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic	1,053	611	58.0%
Did your income become reduced directly because of the COVID-19 pandemic?	1,613	515	31.9%
Did you spend more money on your family member to meet their needs than you usually do?	1,729	910	52.6%
Does your family member receive a personal budget (also termed an individual payment)?	1,628	880	54.1%
If yes, was the personal budget negatively impacted by additional levies or purchases?	875	209	23.9%
Positive satisfaction with support
Those satisfied with the level of support family member received during pandemic	1,816	604	33.3%
Those satisfied with the level of support they received in caregiving role during pandemic	1,815	456	25.1%

¹ Total number of respondents who answered the survey item. ² Total number of respondents who positively endorsed each response option.