Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the 416 family caregivers: men and women
Sociodemographic variables | Women (n = 340) | Men (n = 76) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD*) | No. (%) | Mean (SDa) | No. (%) |
Age | 31.05 (7.74) | Â | 34.43 (8.71) | Â |
Marital status | ||||
 Married |  | 260 (76.47) |  | 70 (92.10) |
 Single |  | 80 (23.53) |  | 6 (7.90) |
Education | ||||
 Basic |  | 213 (62.65) |  | 48 (63.15) |
 Middle |  | 87 (25.59) |  | 21 (27.63) |
 Higher |  | 29 (8.53) |  | 6 (7.90) |
 None |  | 11 (3.23) |  | 1 (1.32) |
Profession | ||||
 Unpaid work (exclusively devoted to home or studies) |  | 275 (80.88) |  | 2 (2.63) |
 Paid work |  | 54 (15.88) |  | 57 (75) |
 Unemployed |  | 11 (3.24) |  | 17 (22.37) |
Type of family | ||||
 Nuclear |  | 157 (46.17) |  | 55 (72.36) |
 Semi-extended family |  | 58 (17.05) |  | 8 (10.52) |
 Extended |  | 37 (10.88) |  | 6 (7.90) |
 Single parent |  | 63 (18.52) |  | 2 (2.64) |
 Other |  | 25 (7.38) |  | 5 (6.58) |
Support networks | ||||
 Family |  | 296 (87.05) |  | 53 (69.73) |
 Institutions/government/friends |  | 44 (12.95) |  | 23 (30.27) |
Monthly family income | ||||
 Between USD 120 and USD 160 |  | 216 (63.53) |  | 38 (50) |
 Between USD 161 and USD 350 |  | 114 (33.53) |  | 34 (44.73) |
 Between USD 351 and USD 520 |  | 9 (2.65) |  | 4 (5.27) |
 Between USD 521 and USD 800 |  | 1 (.29) |  | – |