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Table 2 Demographic data of the caregivers (N = 370)

From: Comparison of the caregivers’ and community health professionals’ views on home health care services for disabled older adults: a cross-sectional study in Beijing, China

Characteristics

N (%)

Sex

 Male

115 (31.1)

 Female

255 (68.9)

Age

 40 years and younger

12 (3.2)

 41–49 years

74 (20.0)

 50–59 years

138 (37.3)

 60–69 years

85 (23.0)

 70 years and older

61 (16.5)

Education

 Bachelor’s degree or above

84 (22.7)

 Middle school

217 (58.7)

 Primary school or below

69 (18.6)

Relationship

 Hired

108 (29.2)

 Family member

262 (70.8)

Hired a domestic

 Yes

168 (45.4)

 No

202 (54.6)

Salary for the hired caregivers

 3000 yuan or less

8 (4.8)

 3001–6000 yuan

156 (92.8)

 6001 yuan or more

4 (2.4)

Number of co-caregivers

 0

152 (41.4)

 1

75 (20.3)

 2

87 (23.5)

 3 or more

56 (15.1)

Years of caring

 Less than 1 year

32 (8.6)

 1–10 years

269 (72.7)

 11–20 years

64 (17.3)

 21 years or more

5 (1.4)

Hours of care provided per day

 3–8 h

68 (18.4)

 9–15 h

54 (14.6)

 16 h or more

248 (67.0)