Care-receiver’s demographic and assessment-related characteristics | Women Receiving Care (n=293721) | Men Receiving Care (n=191686) | |
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% (n) a | % (n) | ||
Age | Mean ± SD | 79.0 (10.4) | 77.1 (10.5) |
Median (IQRb) | 81.0 (13.0) | 79.0 (15.0) | |
50 to 64 years | 11.7 (34210) | 14.8 (28403) | |
65 to 79 years | 28.5 (83712) | 32.6 (62572) | |
Over 80 years | 59.9 (175799) | 52.5 (100711) | |
Marital status | Married | 31.1 (91494) | 61.7 (118353) |
Never Married | 4.9 (14393) | 6.5 (12526) | |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 62.8 (184325) | 30.2 (57903) | |
Other | 1.2 (3509) | 1.5 (2904) | |
Place of residence at time of referral | Private home with home care | 75.3 (221038) | 78.0 (149457) |
Private home without home care | 13.9 (40916) | 14.1 (27027) | |
Non-private home | 10.8 (31728) | 7.9 (15182) | |
Missing | <0.1% (39) | <0.1% (20) | |
Who care-receiver lived with at the time of referral | Lived alone | 39.9 (117196) | 23.6 (45133) |
Lived with spouse only | 24.0 (70456) | 48.2 (92358) | |
Lived with spouse and others | 5.5 (16265) | 11.2 (21376) | |
Lived with child (not spouse) | 17.7 (51896) | 6.9 (13240) | |
Lived with others/in group setting | 12.9 (37869) | 10.2 (19559) | |
Missing | <0.1 (39) | <0.1 (20) | |
Characteristics of the primary caregiver and care provided | |||
Caregiver lived with care-receiver | Yes | 47.4 (139338) | 65.6 (125735) |
Caregiver's relationship to care-receiver | Child/child-in-law | 60.1 (176380) | 32.3 (62000) |
Spouse | 23.5 (69080) | 52.0 (99654) | |
Other relatives | 10.2 (29812) | 9.1 (17514) | |
Friend/neighbor | 6.3 (18449) | 6.5 (12518) | |
Caregiver provides emotional supportc | Yes | 97.4 (286209) | 97.3 (186545) |
Caregiver provides care for instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)d | Yes | 89.6 (263090) | 89.3 (171202) |
Caregiver provides care for activities of daily living (ADL) | Yes | 38.0 (111568) | 47.5 (91125) |
Hours of care provided for ADL and IADL activities in the last 7 days | 10 or fewer hours | 42.7 (125475) | 33.0 (63243) |
11-20 hours | 19.4 (56955) | 19.5 (37440) | |
21+ hours | 26.2 (76848) | 34.6 (66297) | |
missing | 11.7 (34443) | 12.9 (24706) |