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Table 2 Carer Relationship and Carer Co-residence by Client Gender (%)

From: Informal care relationships and residential aged care recommendations: evidence from administrative data

 

Male (%)

Female (%)

 

Carer Relationship

 No Carer

14.7

14.7

 

 Female Partner/Wife

46.9

0.2

***

 Male Partner/Husband

0.2

19.7

***

 Mother

0.1

0.0

***

 Father

0.0

0.0

***

 Daughter

17.9

35.4

***

 Son

10.2

18.3

***

 Daughter In Law

0.8

2.0

***

 Son In Law

0.1

0.2

***

 Other Relative - Female

3.2

4.4

***

 Other Relative - Male

1.7

1.7

 

 Friend/Neighbour - Female

2.9

2.4

***

 Friend/Neighbour - Male

1.2

0.9

***

Total

100

100

 

Carer Co-residence

 No Carer

14.7

14.7

 

 Carer Co-resident

55.7

35.4

***

 Carer Non Co-resident

29.6

49.9

***

Total

100

100

 

n=

114,894

166,549

 
  1. Notes: *** p < 0.001for test of proportion between male and female samples