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Table 1 Demographics of the study sample (n = 284)

From: Risk of death or hospital admission among community-dwelling older adults living with dementia in Australia

Variables

n (%)

Age

 

 58-64

19 (6.7)

 65-74

38 (13.4)

 75-84

110(38.7)

 85 and over

117 (41.2)

Female gender

183 (64.4)

Non-indigenous people

284 (100.0)

Government pension (0 = private income; 1 = pension)

236 (83.1)

Living alone (living with family/others = 0; lives alone = 1 )

84 (29.6)

Carer relationships

 

 Relatives/friends

50 (17.6)

 Partner/spouse

121 (42.6)

 Son/daughter/in-law

113 (39.8)

Carer status

 

 No carer

30 (10.6)

 Co-resident carer

185 (65.1)

 Non-resident carer

69 (24.3)

Australian-born (Other = 0; Australia = 1)

175 (61.6)

Speaking English (Other = 0; English = 1)

242 (85.2)

  1. Note: The 284 clients were aged between 58 and 100, with 19 clients aged between 58 and 64 (strictly speaking not “older people”).