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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of caregivers

From: Family caregiver quality of life and the care provided to older people living with dementia: qualitative analyses of caregiver interviews

Characteristics

Caregivers

Age in years, median (25–75 percentile; interquartile range)

62 (52, 68; 16)

 Age range (years)

41–78

Gender, n (%)

 Women

18 (78.3)

 Men

5 (21.7)

Education, n (%)

 Elementary school

0 (0)

 High school

0 (0)

 Technical/community college

2 (8.7)

 College/University

21 (91.3)

Relationship to care recipient, n (%)

 Spouse

10 (43.5)

 Child

12 (52.2)

 Other

1 (4.3)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Hispanic or Latino

1 (4.3)

 Non-Hispanic

22 (95.7)

Race, n (%)

 

 Asian

1 (4.3)

 White

22 (95.7)

Current annual household income, n (%)

 $0–$15,000

0 (0)

 $15,001–$30,000

1 (4.3)

 $30,001–$45,000

1 (4.3)

 $45,001-$60,000

4 (17.4)

 $60,001-$75,000

2 (8.7)

 $75,000 or more

14 (60.9)

 Missing

1 (4.3)