Table 1 Characteristics of older dependent adults (65 years and over) and their association with types of care preferences
Types of care preferences | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Family | Public Service | Paid | |||||
% | (N) | % | (N) | % | (N) | % | (N) | |
Total | 100 | (992) | 62.4 | (619) | 32.5 | (322) | 22.6 | (224) |
Sex | ||||||||
Women | 72.4 | (718) | 59.9 | (430) | 34.3 | (246) | 24.7 | (177) |
Men | 27.6 | (274) | 69.0 | (189) | 27.7 | (76) | 17.2 | (47) |
Age | ||||||||
65–75 | 16.2 | (161) | 61.5 | (99) | 30.4 | (49) | 19.9 | (32) |
76–85 | 31.4 | (311) | 62.4 | (194) | 35.4 | (110) | 14.8 | (46) |
>85 | 52.4 | (520) | 62.7 | (326) | 31.3 | (163) | 28.1 | (146) |
Household size | ||||||||
1 | 26.8 | (266) | 41.0 | (109) | 44.4 | (118) | 21.2 | (154) |
2 | 50.3 | (499) | 66.7 | (333) | 29.1 | (145) | 20.2 | (101) |
3 and + | 22.9 | (227) | 78.0 | (177) | 26.0 | (59) | 23.3 | (53) |
Grade of dependency | ||||||||
Grade I | 61.1 | (606) | 57.4 | (348) | 36.1 | (219) | 22.1 | (134) |
Grade II | 32.0 | (317) | 68.8 | (218) | 26.5 | (84) | 21.5 | (68) |
Grade III | 7.0 | (69) | 76.8 | (53) | 27.5 | (19) | 31.9 | (22) |
Disability | ||||||||
Yes | 69.5 | (689) | 61.1 | (421) | 34.4 | (237) | 21.8 | (150) |
No | 30.5 | (303) | 65.3 | (198) | 28.1 | (85) | 24.4 | (74) |
Religious | ||||||||
Yes | 61.5 | (610) | 64.9 | (396) | 31.1 | (190) | 24.4 | (149) |
No | 38.5 | (382) | 58.4 | (223) | 34.6 | (132) | 19.6 | (75) |
Household income quartiles | ||||||||
Quartile 1 | 25.8 | (256) | 48.4 | (124) | 43.4 | (111) | 23.4 | (60) |
Quartile 2 | 20.2 | (200) | 57.5 | (115) | 34.0 | (68) | 20.0 | (40) |
Quartile 3 | 19.7 | (195) | 72.3 | (141) | 25.1 | (49) | 14.4 | (28) |
Quartile 4 | 18.1 | (180) | 80.0 | (144) | 27.8 | (50) | 18.9 | (34) |
No info | 16.2 | (161) | 59.0 | (95) | 27.3 | (44) | 38.5 | (62) |
Neighbourhood socioeconomic level | ||||||||
Low | 41.7 | (649) | 64.5 | (267) | 29.0 | (120) | 18.4 | (76) |
Medium | 42.5 | (653) | 61.8 | (261) | 35.8 | (151) | 25.8 | (109) |
High | 15.7 | (298) | 58.3 | (91) | 32.7 | (51) | 25.0 | (39) |
Current Caregiving provision | ||||||||
Family | 67.3 | (668) | 72.2 | (482) | 31.1 | (208) | 20.8 | (139) |
Public service | 49.4 | (490) | 57.1 | (280) | 44.9 | (220) | 23.9 | (117) |
Paid | 37.2 | (369) | 59.3 | (219) | 33.9 | (125) | 40.7 | (150) |