Table 8 Regressions for the number of weekly informal caregiving hours. Maximum 16 h/week. Nonparametric robust regression estimates)

Dependent characteristics

 Man

-3.43

-8.52

-1.64

-7.60

-25.43

-9.61

(7.56)

(21.59)

(9.93)

(7.84)

(23.58)

(11.03)

 Age

0.50**

0.71***

0.08

0.48**

0.82***

0.25

(0.21)

(0.28)

(0.28)

(0.22)

(0.29)

(0.30)

Dependency degree

 Moderate dependent

5.45**

7.99**

5.91**

(2.09)

(3.04)

(2.64)

 Severe dependent

13.93***

19.20***

11.24***

(6.95)

(7.15)

(5.46)

 Highly dependent

23.71***

22.35***

36.86***

(8.15)

(10.15)

(11.49)

Level of education

 Elementary

-6.78

-4.27

-10.80

-5.22

4.49

-13.06

(6.40)

(11.50)

(7.79)

(6.70)

(12.31)

(8.45)

 High school

-1.52

-4.34

1.10

-2.61

2.09

-2.98

(6.58)

(11.75)

(8.76)

(6.64)

(12.30)

(9.29)

 College

-1.19

12.10

-4.80

-5.13

17.66

-15.47

(9.01)

(14.88)

(12.09)

(8.94)

(15.03)

(12.35)

Marital status

 Single

8.24

32.01*

-0.57

6.48

22.70

-1.93

(10.38)

(17.33)

(14.18)

(10.72)

(18.39)

(14.61)

 Married/cohabiting

4.05

20.67

0.12

1.81

14.14

-0.16

(7.73)

(14.95)

(8.96)

(7.87)

(15.20)

(9.56)

 Widow

-5.05

0.20

0.39

-5.47

-8.41

-1.88

(8.29)

(18.49)

(9.07)

(8.25)

(18.76)

(9.20)

Caregiver’s characteristics

 Man

8.03

-

-

8.00

-

-

(5.49)

-

-

(5.56)

-

-

 Age

0.05**

0.27

0.04*

0.04

0.25

0.03

(0.02)

(0.37)

(0.02)

(0.02)

(0.38)

(0.02)

Level of education

 Elementary

32.58***

14.33

48.46***

30.23***

11.18

47.11***

(7.14)

(10.86)

(9.83)

(7.29)

(11.14)

(10.88)

 High school

7.27

1.02

3.99

7.46

-2.80

10.74

(5.89)

(9.36)

(7.86)

(5.91)

(9.37)

(8.00)

 College

9.28

-4.06

8.73

6.31

-15.42

18.65*

(7.30)

(12.59)

(9.95)

(7.36)

(12.93)

(9.60)

Kinship caregiver with respect to care receiver

 Spouse/partner

8.99

2.28

3.36

7.66

1.94

11.54

(7.44)

(15.54)

(9.49)

(7.55)

(16.04)

(10.31)

 Mother/father

19.69*

15.49

19.53***

22.48**

17.73

27.45***

(10.38)

(17.04)

(8.47)

(10.41)

(17.54)

(11.08)

 Daughter/son

12.36**

21.37***

-3.49

12.01**

17.10***

-4.56

(5.21)

(7.80)

(7.43)

(5.28)

(6.97)

(7.97)

Dependent receives:

 Cash subsidy

19.16***

9.68***

35.08**

19.40***

9.65***

35.60**

(9.63)

(3.47)

(14.60)

(9.83)

(3.10)

(10.20)

 Professional home care

-8.57

11.35

-15.96*

-7.47

11.69

-14.73*

(7.07)

(14.47)

(8.35)

(7.19)

(14.29)

(8.67)

 Daycare center

-2.26

13.98

-17.27

-2.47

13.76

-17.53

(14.30)

(23.83)

(19.25)

(14.76)

(25.02)

(19.84)

 Telecare

7.47

5.94

3.51

7.66

5.60

3.50

(7.56)

(13.62)

(9.12)

(7.57)

(14.11)

(9.42)

 Help from household employee

-17.16**

-22.14**

-13.99**

-17.28**

-21.82**

-14.08***

(7.68)

(10.37)

(6.50)

(7.68)

(10.52)

(6.52)

Size of municipality

 50,000–100,000 inhabitants

-10.86

-21.13*

-3.39

-9.83

-21.06

-1.97

(7.36)

(12.63)

(9.28)

(7.39)

(12.70)

(9.45)

 20,000–50,000 inhabitants

-6.97

-4.41

-13.66

-4.72

-0.75

-10.06

(6.97)

(9.63)

(11.16)

(7.04)

(9.64)

(11.44)

 10,000–20,000 inhabitants

-5.47

-2.27

-15.02

-4.98

-0.50

-14.95

(6.88)

(11.15)

(9.07)

(6.92)

(10.99)

(9.30)

 Less than 10,000 inhabitants

-7.34

-16.60

-3.10

-6.04

-11.63

-2.17

(6.21)

(10.29)

(8.17)

(6.22)

(10.33)

(8.27)

Task primarily undertaken by informal caregiver

 Eating, drinking, feeding

16.07**

22.15**

14.56**

(8.34)

(10.55)

(7.14)

 Dressing / undressing / fastening of shoes

13.77**

16.08**

13.75**

(5.05)

(6.91)

(6.84)

 Grooming / dressing

3.81

2.09

4.25

(5.14)

(9.09)

(6.87)

 Going to the toilet, changing diapers, etc.,

3.25

3.15

3.23

(7.63)

(11.95)

(10.20)

 Changing posture/moving/keeping body in a certain posture

13.74**

14.97**

12.77**

(5.77)

(6.79)

(5.82)

 Walking or moving around the house

2.73

2.08

2.79

(6.03)

(8.46)

(9.48)

 Going outside, going up or down stairs

1.55

1.46

4.07

(4.56)

(7.22)

(6.30)

 Taking medication, going to doctor's appointments

5.17

4.66

6.87

(4.64)

(7.30)

(6.19)

 Shopping, preparing meals

13.91**

15.39**

12.71**

(6.76)

(6.24)

(6.74)

 Carrying out other household chores

6.55

6.97

6.74

(5.33)

(8.22)

(7.58)

 Using the telephone, computer

4.28

4.86

5.33

(12.11)

(20.08)

(16.57)

 Constant

-0.25

-14.62

26.13

-63.62*

-46.81

-103.70**

(17.84)

(29.18)

(23.40)

(34.34)

(54.77)

(50.70)

N

398

122

276

283

161

122

R2

0.32

0.36

0.45

0.35

0.43

0.50

F

13.66

12.12

12.76

13.19

12.98

12.37

p

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00