Scale item short name | Baseline variable label | Baseline variable response levels | Comparison variable label | Comparison variable response levels | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Relation | Male | 1,3,5,7 | Female | 2,4,6,8 |
Other | 9,10,11 | ||||
2. | Age | less than 70 | - | 70–79 | - |
80–89 | - | ||||
90+ | - | ||||
3. | Marital | Married, divorced, widowed | 1,3,5 | Common-law, single | 2,6 |
Separated | 4 | ||||
4. | Birthplace | In Canada | 1 | Outside Canada | 2 |
5. | Language | English | - | French | - |
Other | - | ||||
6. | Housing | Private, institution, other | 1,3,4 | Supportive | 2 |
7. | Proximity | Same house/same building | 1,2 | Less than 1 h away | 3,4,5 |
1 h or more away | 6,7 | ||||
8. | Paid care | Daily | 1 | 2–3 times per week | 2,3 |
Less than weekly | 4,5,6,7 | ||||
9. | Primary | Yes/Unknown | 1,3 | No | 2 |
10. | AD | Yes | 1 | No | 2 |
11. | Dementia | Yes | 1 | No | 2 |
12. | Duration | Less than 1 year | 1 | 1–6 years | 2,3 |
6+ years | 4,5 | ||||
N/Aa | 6 | ||||
13. | Independence | Not dependent at all | 1 | Slightly dependent | 2,3,4,5 |
Dependent | 6,7,8,9 | ||||
Very dependent | 10,11 |