Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Mental health and wellbeing in spouses of persons with dementia: the Nord-Trøndelag health study
Caregiving spouses N = 116 | Q2-sample N = 5 299 | |
|---|---|---|
N (% of N) | N (% of N) | |
Gender | ||
Men | 50 (56.9) | 2621 (49.5) |
Women | 66 (43.1) | 2678 (50.5) |
Age | ||
> 85 years | 6 (5.2) | 37 (0.7) |
81-85 years | 19 (16.4) | 199 (3.8) |
76-80 years | 28 (24.1) | 454 (8.6) |
71-75 years | 24 (20.7) | 779 (14.7) |
66-70 years | 25 (21.6) | 1135 (21.4) |
61-65 years | 7 (6.0) | 1463 (27.6) |
56-60 years | 7 (6.0) | 1232 (23.2) |
Education | ||
1-7 years | 28 (24.1) | 638 (12.0) |
7-10 years | 9 (7.8) | 655 (12.4) |
11-13 years | 49 (42.2) | 2284 (43.1) |
14 years | 12 (10.3) | 664 (12.5) |
> 14 years | 18 (15.5) | 1058 (20.0) |
Urban versus rural | ||
Rural areas | 49 (42.2) | 1905 (36.0) |
Town 5 | 11 (9.5) | 407 (7.7) |
Town 4 | 10 (8.6) | 517 (9.8) |
Town 3 | 15 (12.9) | 657 (12.4) |
Town 2 | 17 (14.7) | 1018 (19.2) |
Town 1 | 14 (12.1) | 795 (15.0) |
Living arrangements | ||
Living alone | 30 (25.9) | 26 (0.5) |
Living with spouse | 86 (74.1) | 5273 (99.5) |