Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (n = 1697)
| Â | Mean or percent | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hours of informal care | 41.54 | 57.78 | 0 | 720 |
Primary caregiver (informal caregiver) | 92.90% | – |  |  |
Yearly inpatient expenditure | 3919.43 | 12,253.33 | 0 | More than 100,000 |
Gender (male) | 38.50% | – |  |  |
Age | 90.90 | 10.33 | 61 | 116 |
Marital status (unmarried) | 72.60% | – |  |  |
Residence (rural) | 50.60% | – |  |  |
Income per capita of the household yearly | 35,474.89 | 31,953.18 | 0 | More than 100,000 |
ADL | 9.83 | 3.61 | 6 | 18 |
IADL | 19.38 | 5.81 | 8 | 24 |
Cognitive status | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0 | 2 |
Not impaired | 41.20% | Â | Â | Â |
Partially impaired | 25.60% | Â | Â | Â |
Impaired | 33.20% | Â | Â | Â |
Number of available social services in the community | 1.56 | 1.88 | 0 | 8 |
Number of expected social services in the community | 5.10 | 3.13 | 0 | 8 |