Table 1 Caregiver demographic characteristics and groups at baseline (n = 39)

Age (years), mean (SD)

(range)

62.05 (13.14)

(36–86)

59.55 (14.57)

(36–86)

64.19 (11.73)

(37–82)

Length of caregiving (year), mean (SD), (range)

9.45 (12.19)

(0–47)

8.41 (7.73)

(1–28)

10.29 (15.01)

(0–47)

Sex

 Male

9 (23.10)

4 (22.20)

5 (23.80)

 Female

30 (76.90)

14 (77.80)

16 (76.20)

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic

38 (97.60)

17 (94.40)

21 (100.00)

 Hispanic/Latino

1 (2.60)

1 (5.60)

0 (0.00)

Race

 White

34 (87.20)

15 (83.30)

19 (90.50)

 Black/African American

4 (10.30)

2 (11.10)

2 (9.50)

 American Indian/Alaska Native

1 (2.60)

1 (5.60)

0 (0.00)

Education

 High school or lower

19 (48.70)

11 (61.10)

8 (38.10)

 Vocational/community college

5 (12.80)

2 (11.10)

3 (14.30)

 Some college

8 (20.50)

2 (11.10)

6 (28.60)

 Completed college or more

7 (17.90)

3 (16.70)

4 (19.00)

Marital status

 Married

27 (69.20)

14 (77.80)

13 (61.90)

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated

8 (20.50)

2 (11.20)

6 (28.50)

 Never married

4 (10.30)

2 (11.10)

2 (9.50)

Employment

 Employed

10 (25.60)

6 (33.30)

4 (19.00)

 Unemployed

29 (74.40)

12 (36.70)

17 (81.00)

Insurance

 Medicare

17 (43.60)

6 (33.30)

11 (52.40)

 Medicaid

10 (25.60)

6 (33.30)

4 (19.00)

 Private/Other

10 (25.60)

4 (22.20)

6 (28.60)

 No insurance

2 (5.10)

2 (11.10)

0 (0.00)

Income adequacy

 I can’t make ends meet

10 (25.60)

7 (38.90)

3 (14.30)

 I have just enough; no more

9 (23.10)

4 (22.20)

5 (23.80)

 I have enough, with a little extra

16 (41.00)

5 (27.80)

11 (52.40)

 I always have money left over

4 (10.30)

2 (11.10)

2 (9.50)