Table 1 Characteristics of informal caregivers and their care recipients
From: Economic valuation of informal care in cerebrovascular accident survivors in Spain
Care recipient | Caregivers | |
|---|---|---|
Mean (±SD) or % | Mean (±SD) or % | |
Age | 73.68 (±16.24) | 57.51 (±14.14) |
Sex | ||
Male | 45.03% | 19.34% |
Female | 54.97% | 80.66% |
Marital status | ||
Single | 48.51% | 71.96% |
Married | 10.80% | 16.65% |
Widow(er) | 38.31% | 5.11% |
Divorced | 2.38% | 6.28% |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 16.69% | 3.77% |
Incomplete primary studies | 40.60% | 23.13% |
Primary school | 32.14% | 47.76% |
Lower vocational | 5.57% | 12.97% |
Medium vocational | 1.69% | 2.62% |
University | 3.30% | 9.75% |
Occupation | ||
Paid job | 1.01% | 21.04% |
Unemployed | 0.67% | 8.32% |
Disability pension/retired | 70.17% | 26.81% |
Other pension | 14.39% | 5.19% |
Permanent disability | 4.10% | 0.79% |
Housework | 0.27% | 0.55% |
Other | 5.90% | 35.57% |