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Table 1 Description of caregiver characteristics (n = 40) for all participants

From: A Canadian qualitative study exploring the diversity of the experience of family caregivers of older adults with multiple chronic conditions using a social location perspective

Characteristics

n

Caregiver Age

 Less than 45 years

4

 46-50

3

 51-55

7

 56-60

6

 61-65

3

 66-70

4

 71-75

4

 76-80

4

 81 years and older

5

Caregiver Gender

 Female

21

 Male

19

Marital Status

 Single

9

 Married

22

 Divorced/separated

6

 Other (common-law)

3

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

31

 Black

1

 Chinese

3

 South East Asian

1

 Other

4

Level of Education

 No high school

2

 High school diploma (or GED)

9

 College, GCEP

10

 University Degree

19

Employed?

 Yes

13

 No

27

Self-employed?

 Yes

3

 No

10

What is your employment type?

 Full-time

6

 Part-time

5

 Unemployed

27

 No answer

2

What is your relationship to the care recipient?

 Husband/wife/life partner

18

 Son/daughter

18

 Parent

1

 Other

3

What is your estimated annual household income?

 Less than $39,999

15

 Greater than $40,000

19

 Prefer not to answer

6

Do your finances meet your needs?

 Totally inadequately

2

 Not very well

7

 With some difficulty

9

 Adequately

13

 Very well

4

 Completely

5

Residency/geography

 Urban

38

 Rural

2