| 2015 Pennsylvania BRFSS subsample % (95% Confidence Interval) (n = 752) | MOVE UP sample N (%) (n = 94) |
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1. Caregiver Status | ||
 Yes | 18.9% (15.6–22.9%) | 29 (30.9%) |
 No | 80.4% (76.5–83.8%) | 65 (69.2%) |
 Don’t Know/not sure | 0.2% (0.0–1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Caregiving recipients died in the past | 0.3% (0.1–1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Refused | 0.1% (0.0–0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2. Care recipients’ relationship with Caregiver | ||
 Parent | 21.2% (13.9–30.8%) | 9 (31.0%) |
 Parent-in-law | 7.2% (3.3–15.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Spouse/Partner | 18.0% (11.4–27.1%) | 9 (31.0%) |
 Sibling or sibling-in-law | 12.6% (7.2–21.1%) | 4 (13.8%) |
 Child | 11.5% (5.1–23.8%) | 1 (3.5%) |
 Grandparents | 0.0% (0.0–0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Grandchild | 0.9% (0.1–6.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Other relative | 12.3% (6.8–21.3%) | 3 (10.3%) |
 Non-relative/family friend | 16.4% (10.4–24.8%) | 3 (10.3%) |
3. Caregiving history | ||
  < 30 days | 13.0% (7.6–21.2%) | 1 (3.5%) |
 1–6 months | 14.6% (8.5–23.9%) | 2 (6.9%) |
 6 months - 2 year | 18.9% (12.0–28.6%) | 8 (27.6%) |
 2–5 years | 24.9% (16.1–36.3%) | 7 (24.1%) |
  > 5 years | 28.7% (19.6–39.9%) | 10 (34.5%) |
 Don’t Know/ Not Sure | 0.0% (0.0–0.0%) | 1 (3.5%) |
4. Caregiving Work Hours | ||
  ≤ 8 hrs/wk | 60.2% (49.6–70.0%) | 13 (44.8%) |
 9–19 hrs/wk | 6.7% (3.5–12.4%) | 7 (24.1%) |
 20–39 hrs/wk | 7.5% (3.5–15.5%) | 2 (6.9%) |
  ≥ 40 hrs/wk | 22.3% (14.5–32.7%) | 6 (20.7%) |
 Don’t Know/ Not Sure | 3.3% (1.0–10.0%) | 1 (3.5%) |
5. Care recipients’ main health problem | ||
 Arthritis/Rheumatism | 4.2% (2.2–7.8%) | 4 (13.8%) |
 Asthma | 0.6% (0.0–4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Cancer | 9.0% (4.7–16.6%) | 3 (10.3%) |
 Chronic respiratory conditions | 3.5% (1.5–8.1%) | 3 (10.3%) |
 Dementia and other Cognitive Impairment Disorders | 10.8% (5.5–20.2%) | 6 (20.7%) |
 Developmental Disabilities such as Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Spina Bifida | 4.4% (1.5–12.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Diabetes | 6.2% (1.7–20.3%) | 3 (10.3%) |
 Heart Disease, Hypertension | 10.6% (5.5–19.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Mental Illnesses | 2.0% (0.5–7.6%) | 1 (3.5%) |
 Other organ failure or diseases such as kidney or liver problem | 1.2% (0.2–5.9%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Other | 46.3% (35.8–57.2%) | 7 (24.1%) |
 Don’t know/not sure | 1.0% (0.1–6.9%) | 1 (3.5%) |
 Refused | 0.2% (0.0–1.6%) | 1 (3.5%) |
6. Caregiver Provide Personal Care | ||
 Yes | 45.6% (35.2–56.5%) | 18 (62.1%) |
 No | 54.4% (43.5–64.8%) | 10 (34.5%) |
 Don’t know/Not sure | 0.0% (0.0–0.0%) | 1 (3.5%) |
7. Caregiver Provide Household Tasks | ||
 Yes | 72.1% (60.3–81.5%) | 22 (75.9%) |
 No | 27.9% (18.5–39.7%) | 6 (20.7%) |
 Don’t know/Not sure | 0.0% (0.0–0.0%) | 1 (3.5%) |
8. Frequency of Feeling Stressed | ||
 Never | – | 5 (17.2%) |
 Rarely | – | 5 (17.2%) |
 Sometimes | – | 4 (13.8%) |
 Quite frequently | – | 6 (20.7%) |
 Nearly always | – | 8 (27.6%) |
 Don’t know/not sure | – | 1 (3.5%) |