Table 1 Descriptive statistics

Dependent variable

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Mean perceived care burden

0

4

1.6

.9

0

4

1.7

.9

 Heavily burdened (%)

.

.

9.8

.

.

.

11.7

.

 Overburdened (%)

.

.

2.9

.

.

.

3.5

.

Background characteristics

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Age caregiver

36

94

70.2

11.6

23

97

62.4

11.4

Age of person with dementia

54

98

78.4

7.9

50

100

80.0

8.0

Migration background

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 Native Dutch (%)

.

.

91.5

.

.

.

91.9

.

 European (excl. the Netherlands) (%)

.

.

3.9

.

.

.

4.0

.

 Non-European (%)

.

.

4.6

.

.

.

4.2

.

Difficult to cope with changes in behaviour (%)

.

.

27.2

.

.

.

34.1

.

Years since first symptoms person with dementia

1

22

4.6

3.0

0

25

4.6

2.9

Person with dementia has a formal diagnosis (%)

.

.

92.3

.

.

.

91.1

.

Gender-related characteristics

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Mean caregiving intensity (hours per week)

0

168

53.6

56.3

0

168

41.9

53.0

Person with dementia was partner (%)

.

.

69.7

.

.

.

44.2

.

Mean hours of paid work per week

7

100

37.3

10.7

1

68

27.4

9.0

 Parttime (1 – 34 hours) (%)

.

.

6.2

.

.

.

30.8

.

 Fulltime (>34 hours) (%)

.

.

17.0

.

.

.

8.9

.

 Unemployed/retired/student (%)

.

.

73.6

.

.

.

53.0

.

Primary caregiver (%)

.

.

88.1

.

.

.

80.3

.

Difficult to combine daily activities with caring (%)

.

.

13.6

.

.

.

16.4

.

Person with dementia was female (%)

.

.

88.7

.

.

.

40.9

.