Table 2 Students growing up with a chronically ill family member divided by experiencing daily life consequences
Variables | Presence of experienced consequences in daily life (N = 125) | Absence of experienced consequences in daily life (N = 107) | p * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N % | N % | Â |
Age | Â | Â | .67 |
 Age 16–20 | 48 (38.4%) | 44 (41.1%) |  |
 Age 21–25 | 77 (61.6%) | 63 (58.9%) | |
Gender | Â | Â | .52 |
 Female | 110 (88.0%) | 97 (90.7%) |  |
 Male | 15 (12.0%) | 10 (9.3%) | |
Level of education | Â | Â | .07 |
 Bachelor education | 76 (60.8%) | 77 (72.0%) |  |
 Vocational education | 49 (39.2%) | 30 (28.0%) | |
Type of family member being ill | Â | Â | .35 |
 Mother | 41 (32.8%) | 37 (34.6%) |  |
 Father | 23 (18.4%) | 26 (24.3%) | |
 Sibling | 30 (24.0%) | 26 (24.3%) | |
 Othera | 8 (6.4%) | 8 (7.5%) | |
 Multiple | 23 (18.4%) | 10 (9.3%) | |
Type of illness | Â | Â | .00** |
 Physical disorder | 46 (36.8%) | 73 (68.2%) |  |
 Mentally disorderb | 39 (31.2%) | 12 (11.2%) | |
 Multiple health issues | 40 (32.0%) | 22 (20.6%) | |
Performing tasks | Â | Â | .27 |
 Household chores | 64 (51.2%) | 67 (62.6%) |  |
 Emotional tasksc | 15 (12.0%) | 10 (9.3%) | |
 Multiple | 44 (35.2%) | 27 (25.2%) | |
 No tasks | 2 (1.6%) | 3 (2.8%) |  |