From: Building a new life: a qualitative study of how family carers deal with significant changes
Variable | Mean (SD) | Range |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.16 (10.96) | 30–85 |
Education (years) | 15.16 (3.42) | 3.5–23 |
N | % | |
Sex | ||
Female | 31 | 68.9 |
Male | 14 | 31.1 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 10 | 22.2 |
Married | 29 | 64.4 |
Widowed | 1 | 2.2 |
Divorced/Separated | 3 | 6.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
Caucasian | 42 | 93.3 |
Other | 3 | 6.7 |
Primary Language | ||
English | 43 | 95.5 |
French | 2 | 4.4 |
Employed | 14 | 31.1 |
Not Employed | 31 | 68.9 |
Relationship | ||
Spouse/Partners | 22 | 48.9 |
Children | 18 | 40 |
Medical Conditions | ||
Yes | 19 | 42.2 |
No | 26 | 57.7 |
Finances Met their Needs | ||
Completely | 17 | 37.8 |
Adequately | 15 | 33.3 |
Did not meet their needs | 4 | 8.9 |
Missing | 9 | 20 |