Table 2 Demographic characteristics of dementia caregivers in the study sample
Characteristic | Hispanic, N = 1221 | White, non-Hispanic, N = 2971 | Black, non-Hispanic, N = 1561 | 2+, non-Hispanic, N = 181 | Asian, non-Hispanic, N = 91 | Other, non-Hispanic, N = 81 |
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Caregiver rurality | ||||||
Urban | 58 (48%) | 88 (30%) | 93 (60%) | 4 (22%) | 4 (44%) | 2 (25%) |
Suburban | 55 (45%) | 140 (47%) | 53 (34%) | 10 (56%) | 5 (56%) | 4 (50%) |
Rural | 9 (7.4%) | 69 (23%) | 10 (6.4%) | 4 (22%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) |
Caregiver age (Mean ± sd) | 41 ± 15 | 52 ± 17 | 45 ± 17 | 42 ± 18 | 34 ± 7 | 40 ± 20 |
Caregiver gender | ||||||
Men | 58 (48%) | 120 (40%) | 62 (40%) | 6 (33%) | 6 (67%) | 5 (63%) |
Women | 64 (52%) | 177 (60%) | 94 (60%) | 12 (67%) | 3 (33%) | 3 (38%) |
Caregiver education | ||||||
Less than HS | 11 (9.0%) | 9 (3.0%) | 16 (10%) | 3 (17%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (13%) |
HS graduate or equivalent | 31 (25%) | 53 (18%) | 40 (26%) | 3 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (50%) |
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates | 66 (54%) | 130 (44%) | 63 (40%) | 10 (56%) | 2 (22%) | 2 (25%) |
Bachelor’s degree | 12 (9.8%) | 55 (19%) | 19 (12%) | 2 (11%) | 2 (22%) | 0 (0%) |
Post grad study/professional degree | 2 (1.6%) | 50 (17%) | 18 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (44%) | 1 (13%) |
Relationship (who is the person you cared for) | ||||||
Grandparent | 31 (25%) | 48 (16%) | 28 (18%) | 4 (22%) | 4 (44%) | 3 (38%) |
Parent | 34 (28%) | 111 (37%) | 51 (33%) | 5 (28%) | 2 (22%) | 2 (25%) |
Sibling | 5 (4.1%) | 10 (3.4%) | 14 (9.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Spouse/partner | 7 (5.7%) | 23 (7.7%) | 6 (3.8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (13%) |
Another relative | 18 (15%) | 42 (14%) | 24 (15%) | 4 (22%) | 2 (22%) | 0 (0%) |
A friend, neighbor, or someone else who is not in your family | 24 (20%) | 63 (21%) | 30 (19%) | 5 (28%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) |
Primary Caregiver | 90 (74%) | 208 (71%) | 129 (84%) | 10 (56%) | 8 (89%) | 8 (100%) |