Table 2 Characteristics of informal caregivers and care recipients
From: The value of informal care in the context of option B+ in Malawi: a contingent valuation approach
Variable | Informal caregiver | Informal care recipients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n | Statistic | n | Statistic | |
Sex (%) | Male | 66 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
Female | 27 | 29 | 93 | 100 | |
Relationship with care recipient | |||||
Husband (%) | 49 | 53 | |||
Mother | 14 | 15 | |||
Daughter | 3 | 3 | |||
Sibling | 9 | 10 | |||
In law | 10 | 11 | |||
Other | 8 | 9 | |||
Age | Median (IQR) | 93 | 38 (32,51) | 93 | 28(23, 31) |
Marital Status (%) | |||||
Married | 69 | 74 | 61 | 66 | |
Widowed | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | |
Separated | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | |
Never Married | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Level of Education (%) | |||||
None | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | |
Primary | 59 | 64 | 69 | 74 | |
Secondary | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | |
Post-secondary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Major Source of Income (%) | |||||
Permanent employee | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Temporary employee | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
Farmer | 32 | 34 | 26 | 28 | |
Small businesses | 30 | 32 | 38 | 41 | |
Casual work | 8 | 9 | 16 | 17 | |
Other | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
Monthly income (Median) | 93 | - | 93 | 2720 (1000, 5000) | |