Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Carers’ experiences of assistive technology use in dementia care: a cross sectional survey
N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Women | 131 | 65.2 |
Men | 65 | 32.3 | |
Other | 1 | 0.5 | |
Living arrangements | Living with person with dementia | 103 | 51.2 |
Living away from person with dementia | 98 | 48.8 | |
Ethnicity | White | 186 | 92.5 |
Indian/Indian British | 4 | 2 | |
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 3 | 1.5 | |
Other | 1 | 0.5 | |
Marital status | Single | 17 | 8.5 |
Married/civil partnership | 158 | 78.6 | |
Divorced/legally dissolved civil partnership | 22 | 10.9 | |
Widowed/surviving partner | 3 | 1.5 | |
Highest level of education | Secondary school | 8 | 4.0 |
College (further education) | 58 | 28.9 | |
Undergraduate university degree | 76 | 37.8 | |
Postgraduate university degree | 51 | 25.4 | |
Other | 8 | 4.0 | |
Annual family income | Less than £10,000 | 7 | 3.5 |
£10,001 - £40,000 | 86 | 42.7 | |
£40,001 - £70,000 | 49 | 24.4 | |
Greater than £70,000 | 11 | 5.5 | |
I do not wish to say | 47 | 23.4 | |
Relationship with person with dementia | Parent | 110 | 54.7 |
Sibling | 3 | 1.5 | |
Friend | 2 | 1.0 | |
Neighbour | 1 | 0.5 | |
Spouse | 72 | 35.8 | |
Grandparent | 3 | 1.5 | |
Other | 10 | 5.0 | |
Age (Minimum – Maximum); Mean (SD) | 33–92 Years; 61.67 (12.07) | ||