Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

FC	Gender	Age	Caregiving Dyad	Duration of Caregiving (years)	HLOE
1	Female	30	Granddaughter caring for grandmother	3	Tertiary
2	Female	50	Daughter caring for mother	1	Tertiary
3	Male	28	Son caring for mother	1	Matric
4	Male	58	Husband caring for wife	5	Grade 7
5	Female	23	Daughter caring for mother	2	Tertiary
6	Female	54	Daughter caring for mother	5	Grade 11
7	Female	39	Daughter caring for mother	6	Tertiary
8	Female	41	Daughter caring for mother	3	Tertiary
9	Female	47	Daughter caring for mother	2	Tertiary
10	Female	58	Daughter caring for mother	2	Grade 10
11	Female	66	Wife caring for husband	3	Tertiary
12	Male	47	Son caring for mother	2	Matric
13	Female	20	Granddaughter caring for grandmother	2	Matric
14	Male	22	Grandson caring for grandmother	2	Matric
15	Female	51	Daughter caring for mother	3	Tertiary
16	Male	30	Son caring for mother	6	Matric
17	Female	52	Daughter caring for mother	5	Matric
18	Male	51	Son caring for mother	5	Grade 11
19	Female	74	Wife caring for husband	4	Tertiary
20	Female	40	Daughter caring for mother	1	Grade 10
21	Female	49	Daughter caring for mother	2	Grade 11
22	Male	74	Husband caring for wife	2	Tertiary
23	Female	54	Daughter caring for mother	4	Tertiary
24	Female	60	Sister caring for sibling	3	Tertiary
25	Female	72	Wife caring for husband	1.5	Grade 9
26	Female	50	Daughter caring for mother	5	Matric
27	Male	54	Son caring for father	4	Grade 11
28	Female	63	Wife caring for husband	1	Grade 10
29	Male	40	Son caring for mother	1	Matric
30	Female	64	Wife caring for husband	3	Tertiary

Note: FC = Family Caregiver; HLOE = Highest level of education; Grade = level at school; Matric = refers to graduating from high school in South Africa; Tertiary = refers to college education