Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the primary carer (N = 343)
Indicator | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender (N = 343/343; 100 %) | ||
Female | 237 | 69.1 % |
Male | 106 | 30.9 % |
Age (N = 339/343; 98.8 %) | ||
20–34 | 65 | 19.2 % |
35–49 | 93 | 27.4 % |
50–64 | 113 | 33.3 % |
65+ | 68 | 20.1 % |
Nationality (N = 325/343; 94.8 %) | ||
Irish | 298 | 91.7 % |
Other | 27 | 8.3 % |
Marital status (N = 342/343; 99.7 %) | ||
Married | 179 | 52.3 % |
Separated, divorced, widowed | 72 | 21.1 % |
Single | 67 | 19.6 % |
Cohabitating | 24 | 7.0 % |
Highest level of education attained (N = 337/343; 98.3 %) | ||
Primary education or less | 90 | 26.7 % |
Junior or intermediate certificate, technical or vocational training | 75 | 22.3 % |
Leaving certificate, A-level | 55 | 16.3 % |
Non-degree qualification | 69 | 20.5 % |
Degree, professional qualification or both | 41 | 12.2 % |
Postgraduate qualification | 7 | 2.1 % |
Current employment status (N = 343/343; 100 %) | ||
Working full time | 94 | 27.4 % |
Retired | 71 | 20.7 % |
Working in the home | 54 | 15.7 % |
Unemployed | 51 | 14.9 % |
Working part time | 47 | 13.7 % |
Ill/unable to work | 19 | 5.5 % |
In education | 6 | 1.7 % |
Government Employment Programme | 1 | 0.3 % |
Level of health cover (N = 341/343; 99.4 %) | ||
Medical carda | 187 | 54.8 % |
Neither medical card nor private health insurance | 99 | 29.0 % |
Private health insurance | 47 | 13.8 % |
Doctor visit card | 8 | 2.3 % |
Physical activity IPAQ score (N = 324/343; 94.5 %) | ||
Active | 202 | 62.3 % |
Inactive | 122 | 37.7 % |
Stress experienced in the last 12 months? (N = 341/343; 99.4 %) | ||
No | 111 | 32.6 % |
Yes | 230 | 67.4 % |
Self-rating of health (N = 342/343; 99.7 %) | ||
Very good | 84 | 24.6 % |
Good | 158 | 46.2 % |
Fair | 76 | 22.2 % |
Bad | 19 | 5.6 % |
Very bad | 5 | 1.5 % |