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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics, demands and physical health of care recipients

From: Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Background Characteristics

Very Good

Good

Bad

Total

X 2

P-Values

 

n = 64

n = 104

n = 32

   

Age Group

 Less than 30

9.5

0.5

1.5

11.5

58.668

0.000*

 30–39

5.5

2.5

3.5

11.5

  

 40–49

4.0

13.0

4.5

21.5

  

 50 and above

13.0

36.0

6.5

55.5

  

Population Group

 Black/African

2.5

44.0

3.5

50.0

105.534

0.000*

 Coloured

29.5

8.0

12.5

50.0

  

Education Level

  < Grade 7

0.5

1.0

0.0

1.5

16.535

0.035*

 Grade 7/ Standard 5

3.0

3.0

3.0

9.0

  

 Grade 8–11

15.6

32.2

6.0

53.8

  

 Grade 12 and higher

13.1

15.6

7.0

35.7

  

Income

 R0 – R500

23.6

6.8

9.4

39.8

78.325

0.000*

 R501 – R1000

2.1

14.7

1.7

18.5

  

 R1001 and above

5.2

32.4

4.1

41.9

  

Marital status

 Never married

9.5

16.1

2.5

28.1

10.756

0.096

 Formerly married

10.6

18.6

4.5

33.7

  

 Currently married

12.0

17.1

9.0

38.2

  

Employment status

     

 Employed

3.5

23.6

3.5

30.6

45.817

0.000*

 Unemployed

7.5

16.1

1.5

25.1

  

 Not economically active

13.1

9.5

6.0

28.6

  

 Housewife

8.0

2.5

5.0

15.6

  

Duration of caregiving (years)

  < 1 year

2.5

19.0

2.5

24.0

34.597

0.000*

 1–2 years

12.5

20.0

3.0

35.5

  

 3–5 years

9.0

8.0

6.5

23.5

  

 6–10 years

5.0

3.5

3.5

12.0

  

  > 10 years

3.0

1.5

0.5

5.0

  

Care hours per week

  < 10 h

1.5

19.7

2.0

23.2

105.1

0.000*

 10–19

1.0

18.2

1.5

20.7

  

 20–29

0.5

6.1

0.0

6.6

  

 30–39

6.6

1.5

0.5

8.6

  

 40 and above

22.2

7.1

11.6

40.9

  
  1. *P < 0.05