Table 1 Descriptive statistics
| Â | Â | Non-caregivers | New caregivers | Main sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
t2 | t3 | t4 | Â | |||
Female | 52.4% | 58.0% | 48.1% | 49.6% | 52.4% | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | 18–29 | 8.3% | 5.0% | 8.9% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
|  | 30–39 | 13.1% | 13.0% | 6.3% | 15.2% | 13.1% |
|  | 40–49 | 19.8% | 20.0% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 19.7% |
|  | 50–59 | 24.1% | 26.0% | 29.1% | 27.2% | 24.2% |
|  | 60–69 | 22.3% | 18.0% | 32.9% | 22.4% | 22.3% |
| Â | 70+ | 12.4% | 18.0% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 12.4% |
County | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Agder | 50.1% | 70.0% | 39.2% | 57.6% | 50.3% |
| Â | Nordland | 49.9% | 30.0% | 60.8% | 42.4% | 49.7% |
Partner | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Single | 18.0% | 21.0% | 24.1% | 16.8% | 18.1% |
| Â | Non-cohab. partner | 5.9% | 4.0% | 8.9% | 8.8% | 6.0% |
| Â | Cohabiting partner | 18.9% | 14.0% | 13.9% | 20.0% | 18.8% |
| Â | Married/reg. partner | 56.9% | 60.0% | 53.1% | 53.6% | 56.9% |
| Â | Missing | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Primary | 10.7% | 5.0% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.7% |
| Â | Upper secondary | 34.1% | 32.0% | 43.0% | 34.4% | 34.2% |
|  | University < 4 years | 24.8% | 26.0% | 22.8% | 22.4% | 24.8% |
|  | University ≥ 4 years | 30.0% | 37.0% | 25.3% | 33.6% | 30.1% |
| Â | Missing | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Caregiving | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Monthly | - | 55.0% | 62.3% | 51.2% | 34.2% |
| Â | Weekly | - | 33.3% | 31.1% | 36.0% | 54.9% |
| Â | Daily | - | 11.7% | 6.6% | 12.8% | 11.0% |
| Â | Inside hh | - | 25.0% | 24.1% | 29.6% | 28.5% |
| Â | Outside hh | - | 75.0% | 75.9% | 70.4% | 71.5% |
Total (N) | 7 822 | 100 | 79 | 125 | 8 126 | |