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Table 1 Characteristics of 39 participants

From: “Caregiving is like on the job training but nobody has the manual”: Canadian caregivers’ perceptions of their roles within the healthcare system

Age at Start of Caregiving Duties (years), n = 39

N

%

Current Age (years), n = 39

N

%

< 20

3

7.7

20–39

5

12.8

20–39

13

33.3

40–59

14

35.6

40–59

22

56.4

60–79

18

46.2

60+

1

2.6

80–89

2

5.1

Caregiver Status, n = 43*

  

Caregiver Sex, n = 39

  

Current Caregiver

32

74.4

Female

28

71.8

Post-caregiver

11

25.6

Male

11

28.2

Time Spent Caregiving (Years), n = 39

  

Age of Care Recipient (years), n = 431

  

0–9

14

35.0

< 20

1

2.3

10–19

15

38.5

20–39

2

4.7

20–29

6

15.4

40–59

8

18.6

30–39

4

10.3

60–69

12

27.9

40–49

0

0

70+

11

25.6

50–59

1

2.6

Deceased

9

23.1

Care Recipient Designation, n = 43*

  

Caregiver Employment, n = 39

  

Mother

12

27.9

Full-time

12

30.8

Father

2

4.7

Part-time

8

20.5

Wife

5

11.6

Retired

13

33.3

Husband

17

39.5

Lost job due to caregiving duties

1

2.6

Friend

3

7.0

Sick leave

1

2.6

Child

4

9.3

Not working

4

10.3

Care Recipient Residence, n = 39

  

Marital Status, n = 39

  

Another household

1

2.6

Married

27

69.2

Same household

23

59.0

Widowed

5

12.8

Health care institution

6

15.4

Separated

1

2.6

Deceased

9

23.1

Single

6

15.4

Mother Language, n = 39

  

Ethnic Background, n = 39

  

English

26

66.7

Aboriginal

2

5.1

French

4

10.3

Asian

2

5.1

Bilingual

4

10.3

Black

1

2.6

Other

5

12.8

Caucasian

34

87.2

  1. * N = 43 as some caregivers took care of, or had cared for, more than one person