Table 1 Trajectories of social support and multinomial logistic regression associations between age, gender, and caring responsibilities
High-Stable (n = 294) | Increase (n = 55) | Decrease (n = 50) | Increase vs High OR (95%CI) | Decrease vs High OR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
18–35 | 73 (24.83%) | 17 (31.48%) | 17 (34.00%) | Ref | Ref |
36–55 | 178 (60.54%) | 30 (55.56%) | 25 (50.00%) | 0.71 (0.38, 1.33) | 0.62 (0.32, 1.18) |
56 + | 43 (14.63%) | 7 (12.96%) | 8 (16.00%) | 0.72 (0.29, 1.78) | 0.86 (0.36, 2.07) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 60 (20.41%) | 14 (25.45%) | 15 (30.00%) | Ref | Ref |
Female | 233 (79.25%) | 40 (72.73%) | 33 (66.00%) | 0.76 (0.40, 1.44) | 0.58 (0.30, 1.11) |
Other | 1 (0.34%) | 1 (1.82%) | 2 (4.00%) | ||
Domestic Arrangements | |||||
Single person household | 36 (12.24%) | 9 (16.36%) | 6 (12.00%) | Ref | Ref |
Adults only | 127 (43.20%) | 24 (43.64%) | 21 (42.00%) | 0.74 (0.33, 1.67) | 0.89 (0.36, 2.25) |
Dependents | 131 (44.56%) | 22 (40.00%) | 23 (46.00%) | 0.66 (0.29, 1.49) | 0.98 (0.39, 2.44) |
Number of Children | |||||
None | 186 (63.27%) | 38 (69.09%) | 30 (60.00%) | Ref | Ref |
1 | 33 (11.22%) | 5 (9.09%) | 7 (14.00%) | 0.68 (0.25, 1.84) | 1.4 (0.60, 3.27) |
2 | 60 (20.41%) | 11 (20.00%) | 9 (18.00%) | 0.91 (0.45, 1.83) | 0.97 (0.45, 2.07) |
3 or more | 15 (5.10%) | 1 (1.82%) | 4 (8.00%) | 0.61 (0.14, 2.77) | 1.57 (0.49, 5.00) |
Interaction sex and caring | |||||
Male w/ care | 24 (8.19%) | 3 (5.45%) | 8 (16.00%) | Ref | Ref |
Male w/o care | 35 (11.95%) | 11 (20.00%) | 8 (16.00%) | 2.84 (0.73, 11.05) | 0.71 (0.24, 2.13) |
Female w/o care | 160 (54.61%) | 29 (52.73%) | 21 (42.00%) | 1.62 (0.46, 5.68) | 0.45 (0.18, 1.11) |
Female w/ care | 74 (25.26%) | 12 (21.82%) | 13 (26.00%) | 1.48 (0.39, 5.60) | 0.56 (0.21, 1.48) |