A comparative study to identify factors of caregiver burden between baby boomers and post baby boomers: a secondary analysis of a US online caregiver survey

Table 2 Caregiving-related characteristics of informal caregivers between the two generational groups

Variables	Levels	All (weighted %)	Baby boomer group (weighted %)	Post baby boomer group (weighted %)	χ²	p value
Current caregiving	Currently providing	54.87	58.74	51.66	5.26	0.02
Current caregiving	Provided in the past 12 months	45.13	41.26	48.34
Primary caregiving	Primary provider	61.10	59.07	62.79	1.50	0.23
Primary caregiving	Non-primary provider	38.90	40.93	37.21
Caregiving lack of choice	Lack of choice	50.00	55.79	45.17	11.68	< 0.01
Caregiving lack of choice	Caregiving by choice	50.00	44.21	54.83
Employed during caregiving	Employed during caregiving	68.13	62.82	72.55	11.34	< 0.01
Employed during caregiving	Unemployed during caregiving	31.87	37.18	27.45
Dual responsibility	Adult care only	84.34	93.05	77.10	50.00	< 0.001
Dual responsibility	Both adult and child care	15.66	6.95	22.90

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