TABLE 1.
Study Sample Characteristics by WFH Status
| Caregivers | Patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | WFH (n = 150) | Non-WFH (n = 75) | P | WFH (n = 95) | Non-WFH (n = 91) | P |
| Age | 0.125 | 0.199 | ||||
| 25–34 y | 32 (21.3%) | 25 (33.3%) | 14 (14.7%) | 13 (14.3%) | ||
| 35–44 y | 31 (20.7%) | 14 (18.7%) | 25 (26.3%) | 13 (14.3%) | ||
| 45–54 y | 60 (40.0%) | 20 (26.7%) | 24 (25.3%) | 25 (27.5%) | ||
| 55–64 y | 27 (18.0%) | 16 (21.3%) | 32 (33.7%) | 40 (44.0%) | ||
| Female | 75 (50.0%) | 31 (41.3%) | 0.220 | 57 (60.0%) | 46 (50.5%) | 0.195 |
| Married/common lawa | 93 (62.0%) | 47 (62.7%) | 0.923 | 56 (59.6%) | 57 (62.6%) | 0.669 |
| Ethnicitya | 0.417 | 0.799 | ||||
| Asian | 41 (27.7%) | 14 (19.7%) | 19 (20.7%) | 19 (21.6%) | ||
| European | 94 (63.5%) | 49 (69.0%) | 63 (68.5%) | 62 (70.5%) | ||
| Others | 13 (8.8%) | 8 (11.3%) | 10 (10.9%) | 7 (8.0%) | ||
| Highest level of education completed | <0.001 | 0.026 | ||||
| High school or less | 21 (14.0%) | 16 (21.3%) | 12 (12.6%) | 21 (23.1%) | ||
| College or technical/trade | 25 (16.7%) | 28 (37.3%) | 27 (28.4%) | 36 (39.6%) | ||
| University | 68 (45.3%) | 19 (25.3%) | 42 (44.2%) | 27 (29.7%) | ||
| Postgraduation or professional designation | 36 (24.0%) | 12 (16.0%) | 14 (14.7%) | 7 (7.7%) | ||
| Personal incomea | <0.001 | 0.004 | ||||
| Less than $50,000 | 32 (21.9%) | 34 (47.2%) | 21 (23.6%) | 42 (47.2%) | ||
| $50,000–$99,999 | 74 (50.7%) | 26 (36.1%) | 53 (59.6%) | 39 (43.8%) | ||
| $100,000 or more | 40 (27.4%) | 12 (16.7%) | 15 (16.9%) | 8 (9.0%) | ||
| Current employment status | 0.443 | 0.002 | ||||
| Employed full time | 110 (73.3%) | 54 (72.0%) | 71 (74.7%) | 64 (70.3%) | ||
| Employed part time | 22 (14.7%) | 15 (20.0%) | 8 (8.4%) | 22 (24.2%) | ||
| Self-employed | 18 (12.0%) | 6 (8.0%) | 16 (16.8%) | 5 (5.5%) | ||
| Occupation | 0.005 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Management | 66 (44.0%) | 20 (26.7%) | 33 (34.7%) | 15 (16.5%) | ||
| Business, finance, and administration | 17 (11.3%) | 5 (6.7%) | 22 (23.2%) | 20 (22.0%) | ||
| Natural and applied sciences and related | 22 (14.7%) | 7 (9.3%) | 18 (18.9%) | 5 (5.5%) | ||
| Education, law and social, community and government services | 13 (8.7%) | 11 (14.7%) | 7 (7.4%) | 7 (7.7%) | ||
| Sales and service | 18 (12.0%) | 14 (18.7%) | 8 (8.4%) | 19 (20.9%) | ||
| Others | 14 (9.3%) | 18 (24.0%) | 7 (7.4%) | 25 (27.5%) | ||
| Self-rated health status | 0.090 | 0.478 | ||||
| Excellent or very good | 65 (43.3%) | 39 (52.0%) | 32 (33.7%) | 24 (26.4%) | ||
| Good | 51 (34.0%) | 28 (37.3%) | 46 (48.4%) | 46 (50.5%) | ||
| Fair or poor | 34 (22.7%) | 8 (10.7%) | 17 (17.9%) | 21 (23.1%) | ||
Chi-square or Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables.
aWith respondents who did not provide valid answers.