TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics
| %/mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 73.0% | |
| Age (average years) | 57.2 | 13.9 |
| Swiss nationality | 90.0% | |
| In partnership | 80.0% | |
| Household size (average number) | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Household with children | 13.0% | |
| Satisfaction with health (average) | 7.4 | 2.1 |
| Financial satisfaction | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| Quality of life | ||
| Very good | 23.0% | |
| Good | 55.0% | |
| Not good nor bad | 20.0% | |
| Bad & very bad | 2.0% | |
| Education | ||
| No mandatory | 4.0% | |
| Mandatory school | 24.0% | |
| Secondary school | 45.0% | |
| Higher education | 28.0% | |
| Household income | ||
| 1500–3000 CHF | 7.0% | |
| 3000–4500 CHF | 15.0% | |
| 4500–6000 CHF | 21.0% | |
| 6000–7500 CHF | 19.0% | |
| 7500–9000 CHF | 15.0% | |
| >9000 CHF | 23.0% | |
| Working status | ||
| Has gainful employment | 52.0% | |
| Working pensum | 59.50% | |
| Unemployed | 7.0% | |
| Caregiving characteristics | ||
| Caregiving hours per week | 27.1 | 25.6 |
| Years as caregiver | 12.0 | 10.7 |
| Use of professional home support | 46.5% | |
| Characteristics cared‐for person | ||
| Traumatic SCI | 73.1% | |
| Completely dependent | 73.0% | |
| Paraplegic | 66.0% | |
| Has gainful employment | 32.6% | |
| N | 611 | |
Satisfaction with health and financial satisfaction goes from 0 (not satisfied) to 10 (very satisfied).