Table 2 Summary of cost items by sex
From: Cost analysis of informal care: estimates from a national cross-sectional survey in Sweden
Female | Male | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | |
Caring, number of hours per week | ||||
Less than 1 h (n = 150) | 42.15 | [28.02–57.69] | 57.85 | [42.31–71.98] |
1–10 h (n = 1018) | 58.75 | [53.35–63.95] | 41.25 | [36.05–46.65] |
11–29 h (n = 278) | 60.68 | [50.14–70.31] | 39.32 | [29.69–49.86] |
30–59 h (n = 135) | 47.19 | [32.60–62.26] | 52.81 | [37.74–67.40] |
60 h or more (n = 110) | 63.87 | [47.14–77.81] | 36.13 | [22.19–52.86] |
Total (n = 1691) | 56.60 | [52.24–60.87] | 43.40 | [39.13–47.76] |
Total out-of-pocket expenditure (SEK/week) | ||||
0 (n = 697) | 60.85 | [53.99–67.31] | 39.15 | [32.69–46.01] |
199 (n = 508) | 51.87 | [44.72–58.93] | 48.13 | [41.07–55.28] |
499 (n = 281) | 58.33 | [48.61–67.45] | 41.67 | [32.55–51.39] |
999 (n = 124) | 51.18 | [35.84–66.31] | 48.82 | [33.69–64.16] |
1999 (n = 45) | 39.32 | [21.13–61.05] | 60.68 | [38.95–78.87] |
2999 (n = 13) | 19.16 | [3.17–63.20] | 80.84 | [36.80–96.83] |
3000 (n = 10) | 77.59 | [31.85–96.25] | 22.41 | [3.75–68.15] |
Total (n = 1678) | 55.90 | [51.55–60.17] | 44.10 | [39.83–48.45] |
Lost sleep (times per week) | ||||
Not at all (n = 1037) | 50.67 | [45.20–56.12] | 49.33 | [43.88–54.80] |
One night (n = 295) | 67.46 | [58.41–75.37] | 32.54 | [24.63–41.59] |
2–3 nights (n = 182) | 62.84 | [47.87–75.69] | 37.16 | [24.31–52.13] |
4–6 nights (n = 74) | 56.74 | [36.97–74.56] | 43.26 | [25.44–63.03] |
Every night (n = 97) | 63.51 | [45.40–78.46] | 36.49 | [21.54–54.60] |
Total (n = 1685) | 56.06 | [51.72–60.31] | 43.94 | [39.69–48.28] |
Stopped working | ||||
No (n = 1742) | 55.45 | [51.17–59.65] | 44.55 | [40.35–48.83] |
Yes (n = 56) | 70.28 | [45.76–86.89] | 29.72 | [13.11–54.24] |
Total (n = 1798) | 55.96 | [51.75–60.09] | 44.04 | [39.91–48.25] |
Affected employment | ||||
No (n = 993) | 57.16 | [51.68–62.46] | 42.84 | [37.54–48.32] |
Sick leave (n = 18) | 50.04 | [18.05–82.00] | 49.96 | [18.00–81.95] |
Less than half (n = 21) | 53.48 | [22.70–81.81] | 46.52 | [18.19–77.30] |
Half (n = 17) | 79.87 | [45.33–94.99] | 20.13 | [5.01–54.67] |
More than half (n = 100) | 57.80 | [42.45–71.77] | 42.20 | [28.23–57.55] |
Total (n = 1149) | 57.43 | [52.37–62.35] | 42.57 | [37.65–47.63] |
Affected ability to work (%) | ||||
No (n = 745) | 56.16 | [49.82–62.31] | 43.84 | [37.69–50.18] |
10 (n = 189) | 55.76 | [44.35–66.59] | 44.24 | [33.41–55.65] |
25 (n = 106) | 68.62 | [50.91–82.18] | 31.38 | [17.82–49.09] |
50 (n = 49) | 59.07 | [34.10–80.10] | 40.93 | [19.90–65.90] |
More than 50 (n = 26) | 47.48 | [20.50–76.02] | 52.52 | [23.98–79.50] |
Total (n = 1115) | 57.18 | [52.04–62.16] | 42.82 | [37.84–47.96] |
Received support from local government | ||||
No (n = 1481) | 57.47 | [52.88–61.93] | 42.53 | [38.07–47.12] |
Yes (n = 317) | 49.39 | [39.36–59.46] | 50.61 | [40.54–60.64] |
Total (n = 1798) | 55.96 | [51.75–60.09] | 44.04 | [39.91–48.25] |