Table 1 Characteristics of care receivers and their caregivers, care receivers who refused to respond
From: Economic valuation of informal care provided to people after a myocardial infarction in France
Characteristics (%) | Informal caregivers (n = 64) | Care receivers (n = 52) | Care receivers with caregivers who refused to respond (n = 93) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean) | 54.9 | 71.0 | 72.4 |
Female | 71.9 | 48.1 | 37.6 |
Married/couple | 62.9 | 55.8 | 54.2 |
Relationship with care receiver | |||
Partner | 50.0 | – | 48.7 |
Brother/sister | 6.2 | – | 5.1 |
Son/daughter | 37.5 | – | 40.0 |
Other family member | 3.1 | – | 3.6 |
Friend | 1.7 | – | 2.6 |
Cohabitation with care receiver | 73.1 | – | – |
Educational level | |||
No degree/primary school | 48.4 | 73.1 | 76.0 |
Secondary school | 40.6 | 23.1 | 21.7 |
University degree | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
Refusal | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Dependency | |||
Autonomous | – | 70.3 | 72.3 |
Dependent | – | 29.7 | 27.7 |
Duration of care provided per day (hours) | 3.5 | – | – |
Autonomous | 2.9 | – | – |
Dependent | 4.9 | – | – |
WTP stated (euros) | 10.7 | – | – |
Autonomous | 9.6 | – | – |
Dependent | 11.2 | – | – |