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Table 3 Characteristics of included participants (n = 260)

From: The impact of different care dependencies on people’s willingness to provide informal care: a discrete choice experiment in Germany

 

N = 260

Sex

  

 Male

87

(33%)

 Female

173

(67%)

Age group

  

 < 35 years

156

(60%)

 >= 35 & <50 years

62

(24%)

 > 50 years

42

(16%)

Marital status

  

 Single

146

(56%)

 Married or in serious relationship

96

(37%)

 Widowed

3

(1%)

 Divorced or separated

15

(6%)

Having children

  

 Yes

103

(40%)

 No

157

(60%)

Having siblings

  

 Yes

201

(77%)

 No

59

(23%)

Education

  

 Completed primary education

69

(27%)

 Completed vocational training

57

(22%)

 Completed university degree

134

(52%)

Current employment status

  

 Part-time employment

28

(11%)

 Full-time employment

219

(84%)

 Unemployed

7

(3%)

 Retired

6

(2%)

Household income

  

 Prefer not to say

16

(6%)

 Below 500€ up to 1,500€

78

(30%)

 1,500€ up to 3,000€

67

(26%)

 3,000€ to 5,000€ and above

99

(38%)

Are your parents still alive?

  

 Yes, both

212

(82%)

 One parent is deceased

29

(11%)

 No

19

(7%)

Health status

  

 Very good

142

(55%)

 Good

92

(35%)

 Satisfactory

20

(8%)

 Less good or bad

6

(2%)

Care experience

  

 Yes

79

(30%)

 None

181

(70%)