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Table 1 Family Caregiver Demographics

From: Family resources study: part 1: family resources, family function and caregiver strain in childhood cancer

 

Number of Caregivers

Percent (%)

Age of Family Caregiver (in years)

Mean = 35.67 (SD = 10.65)

Median = 35.00

Age Group of Caregiver

  

   Young adult (18-35)

44

49.4

   Middle Adulthood (35-60)

43

48.3

   Late adulthood (60)

2

2.2

Sex

  

   Male

15

16.7

   Female

75

83.3

Educational background

  

   Elementary

6

6.7

   High school

55

61.8

   College

27

30.3

Relationship to Patient

  

   Mother

65

74.7

   Father

14

16.1

   Grandmother

3

3.4

   Sibling

3

3.4

   Aunt

2

2.3