Table 1 Sample characteristics, comparisons of spouse carers vs. other carers (N = 330)
Spouse carer | Non-spouse carer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caregiver characteristics | (22.5 %) | (74.8 %) | ||
Gender | φ(1) = − 0.008, p = .882 | |||
Female, % | 57.3 | 58.3 | ||
Employment status, % | χ2(2) = 66.84, p = < 0.001 | |||
Employed | 13.9 | 58.3 | ||
Retired | 70.8 | 19.4 | ||
Other | 15.3 | 22.3 | ||
Co-habitation status, % | φ(1) = − 0.758, p = < 0.001 | |||
Co-habiting | 78.4 | 4.5 | ||
Living arrangement, PwD, % | χ2(2) = 26.48, p = < 0.001 | |||
Ordinary housing | 95.9 | 65.6 | ||
Sheltered or service accommodation | 0.0 | 7.1 | ||
Residential care facility | 4.1 | 27.4 | ||
Number of people to whom care provided % | rs(301) = − 0.27, p = < 0.001 | |||
One person | 97.3 | 70.0 | ||
Two people | 2.7 | 22.3 | ||
Three people | 0.0 | 5.3 | ||
More than three people | 0.0 | 2.4 | ||
Hours of care in an average week, % | rs(293) = 0.54, p = < 0.001 | |||
< 1 h | 5.6 | 13.1 | ||
1–10 h | 21.1 | 75.8 | ||
11–29 h | 25.4 | 9.0 | ||
30–59 h | 28.2 | 1.2 | ||
60 h or more | 19.7 | 0.8 | ||
Frequency of care, % | rs(299) = − 0.40, p = < 0.001 | |||
Everyday | 74.7 | 18.7 | ||
At least every week | 21.3 | 61.4 | ||
Once a month or less | 4.0 | 19.9 | ||