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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 20 caregivers and 20 care recipient participants.

From: Measuring dementia carers' unmet need for services - an exploratory mixed method study

Participant Characteristics

 

N %,

Carer Characteristics

National Characteristics*

 

Carer, Male/Female

female < 70%

2 (10)/18 (90)

Carer Age

95% > 60 yr

 

65 yr or less

 

5(25)

66 to 75 yr

 

10(50)

76 yr or older

 

5(25)

Carer Highest Education Level

  

School or Certificate

73-76%

16(80)

Degree or Higher

 

4(20)

Live with Care Recipient, Yes/No

(65)/(35)

17 (85)/3 (15)

Years of Caring

  

< 1 year

 

1 (5)

1 - 2 years

 

4 (20)

2 - 3 years

 

9 (45)

> 3 years

 

6 (30)

Care Relationship

  

Spouse

(65%)

14 (70)

Relative

(30%)

5 (25)

Other

 

1 (5)

Previous Care Experience, Yes/No

 

8 (40)/12 (60)

Care Recipient Characteristics

  

Care Recipient Age 75 or less/>75

**(27%)/(73%)

7 (35)/13 (65)

Care Recipient, Male/Female

***(52)/(48)

15 (75)/5 (25)

  1. *Taken from AIHW [22]
  2. **Calculated from Table 4.3 AIHW [22] using 'household' figures
  3. *** In cases where the primary carer is a co-resident