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. 2021 Dec 1;30(5):e2297–e2307. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13668

TABLE 3.

Results: Economic value of family caregivers (values in CHF per year)

Mean SD Median Minimum Maxium N
Total economic value 62,731.5 23,946.4 68,094.7 20,116.5 100,105.7 608
Male caregivers 63,844.3 23,659.5 71,602.5 20,146.6 99,796.1 166
Female caregivers 62,368.9 24,065.8 67,456.2 20,116.5 100,105.7 441
By age‐group
18–35 years old 39,603.7 13,727.9 42,005.8 20,116.5 62,564.6 50
36–54 years old 52,850.0 21,049.0 57,367.6 24,587.6 83,159.3 191
55–65 years old 66,856.9 22,050.5 72,925.7 32,337.4 93,876.0 171
+65 years old 74,661.5 22,164.7 79,051.2 37,215.0 100,105.7 196
By type of injury
Paraplegia 58,649.0 24,329.8 61,453.7 20,116.5 100,000.3 373
Tetraplegia 71,929.7 21,542.1 78,320.8 20,146.6 99,796.1 193
By level of dependency
Wheelchair dependent 65,574.7 23,894.2 72,230.5 20,116.5 100,000.3 424
Able to stand 63,649.8 21,571.5 70,354.9 28,228.3 93,705.5 18
Partially able to walk 54,285.6 22,700.5 47,435.8 20,146.6 99,555.6 140

values were estimated using a locally adjusted regression by the age of the family caregiver.

Exchange rate (2017): CHF 1 = EUR 0.90 = USD 1.01.