Table 2 Descriptive characteristics by care responsibilities of others
Sociodemographic factors | Care responsibilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (94.5%, n = 37,977) | Yes (5.5%, n = 2228) | p-value$ | |||
% | (n) | % | (n) | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 22.0 | (1.73) | 22.1 | (1.77) | ns |
Sex, % (n) | < .001 | ||||
Females | 93.6% | [26, 324] | 6.4% | (1804) | |
Male | 96.5% | [11, 521] | 3.5% | (416) | |
Ethnicity, % (n) | < .001 | ||||
Ethnic Norwegian | 94.6% | [35, 127] | 5.4% | (2011) | |
Immigrant | 92.9% | (2850) | 7.1% | (217) | |
Own children, % (n) | .001 | ||||
Yes | 90.8% | (405) | 9.2% | (41) | |
No | 94.5% | [37, 470] | 5.5% | (2176) | |
Marital status, % (n) | < .001 | ||||
Not single | 96.9% | [17, 767] | 6.1% | (1157) | |
Single | 95.0% | [20, 154] | 5.0% | (1068) | |
Chronic illness, % n) | < .001 | ||||
No | 95.2% | [34, 475] | 4.8% | (1743) | |
Yes | 87.8% | (3502) | 12.2% | (485) | |