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Table 4 Analysis results of the primary caregivers in the three different types of families

From: Patterns of home care and community support preferences among older adults with disabilities in China: a latent class analysis

Caregivers

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Total

Unattended

47a

1b

0b

48

2.70%

0.10%

0.00%

1.30%

Spousal care

181a

127b

39a, b

347

10.40%

7.80%

11.30%

9.30%

Offspring care

1401a

1332a

284a

3017

80.30%

81.40%

82.60%

81.00%

Relatives, friends and neighbours

23a

13a

11b

47

1.30%

0.80%

3.20%

1.30%

Nannies and social services

93a

163b

10a

266

5.30%

10.00%

2.90%

7.10%

Total

1745

1636

344

3725

 

100.00%

100.00%

100.0%

100.00%

  1. a and b represent pairwise comparisons, and the difference is statistically significant