Table 1 Demographic characteristics of ICGs and persons with dementia
Variable | n (%) | Mean (SD) | Na | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICG | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (21–93) |  |  | 67.4 (11.77) | 532 |
Gender | Male | 169 (31.8) | Â | 532 |
Female | 363 (68.2) | Â | Â | |
Relationship with PWD | Spouse/cohabitant/partner | 338 (63.1) | Â | 536 |
Child | 173 (32.3) | Â | Â | |
Child-in-law | 2 (0.4) | Â | Â | |
Sibling | 6 (1.1) | Â | Â | |
Other | 17 (3.2) | Â | Â | |
Co-resides with PWD | Yes | 348 (65.0) | Â | 535 |
Highest level of education | Primary school | 52 (9.8) | Â | 533 |
High school | 127 (23.8) | Â | Â | |
Vocational school | 128 (24.0) | Â | Â | |
University/college ≤4y | 116 (21.8) |  |  | |
University/college >4y | 110 (20.6) | Â | Â | |
Region of residency | Oslo and Viken | 167 (31.4) | Â | 532 |
Innlandet | 46 (8.7) | Â | Â | |
Agder and South Eastern Norway | 85 (16.0) | Â | Â | |
Western Norway | 65 (12.2) | Â | Â | |
Trøndelag | 102 (19.2) |  |  | |
Northern Norway | 67 (12.6) | Â | Â | |
Employment status | Full-time employment (incl. full-time studies) | 145 (27.4) | Â | 529 |
Working part-time (incl. part-time studies) | 50 (9.5) | Â | Â | |
Not working (unemployed, retired, disabled, etc.) | 334 (63.1) | Â | Â | |
PWD | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (53–99) |  |  | 78.9 (7.77) | 536 |
Gender | Male | 279 (52.1) | Â | 536 |
| Â | Female | 257 (47.9) | Â | Â |
Residency area | Big city | 52 (9.7) | Â | 537 |
| Â | Suburbs or outskirts of a big city | 82 (15.3) | Â | Â |
| Â | Town or small city | 174 (32.4) | Â | Â |
| Â | Country village | 125 (23.3) | Â | Â |
| Â | Farm or home in the countryside | 104 (19.4) | Â | Â |
Dementia diagnosis | Alzheimer’s | 237 (44.4) |  | 534 |
Unspecified dementia/other dementia | 28 (5.2) | Â | Â | |
Mixed dementia diagnosis | 23 (4.3) | Â | Â | |
Lewy body dementia | 29 (5.4) | Â | Â | |
Vascular dementia | 49 (9.2) | Â | Â | |
Frontotemporal dementia | 54 (10.1) | Â | Â | |
Diagnosis is ongoing | 25 (4.7) | Â | Â | |
Don’t know | 89 (16.7) |  |  | |
Duration of dementia symptoms | ≤2 years | 115 (21.4) |  | 538 |
>2–4 years | 200 (37.2) |  |  | |
>4 years | 223 (41.4) | Â | Â | |