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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of subjects N = 80

From: A mixed methods study of hope, transitions, and quality of life in family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease

Demographic characteristic

n (%)

Gender

 

   Female

67 (83.3)

   Male

13 (16.2)

Rural or urban

 

   Rural

21 (26.3)

   Urban

57 (71.3)

   Missing

2 (2.5)

Relationship to caree

 

   Husbands

12 (15)

   Wives

40 (50)

   Children

24 (30)

   Other

4 (5)

Annual income

 

   Under $ 40,000

16 (25.4)

   Over $40,000

51 (74.6)

   Missing

13 (16.2)

Ethnicity

 

   Caucasian

78 (97.5)

   Other

2 (2.5)

Marital status

 

   Married

71 (88.8)

   Divorced

3 (3.8)

   Widowed

3 (3.8)

   Single

2 (2.5)

   Common-law

1 (1.3)

Religious preference

 

   Catholic

10 (13)

   Non-Catholic

44 (55)

   Other

10 (13)

   None

13 (16.3)

   Missing

3 (3.8)

Anyone else helping with care giving?

 

   No

35 (43.8)

   Yes

42 (52.5)

   Missing

3 (3.8)