The Contribution of a “Supportive Community” Program for Older Persons in Israel to Their Offspring Who Are Primary Caregivers

Table 4

Differences in the extent and frequency of care between offspring of supportive community members () and nonmembers ().

Variable	Group (offspring of parents of supportive community)	Mean	SD
General assistance	Members; Nonmembers	3.17; 2.72	.693; .730	3.41
Number of days per week	Members; Nonmembers	2.34; 2.32	.672; .777	.12
Household chores	Members; Nonmembers	2.60; 2.34	1.69; 1.42	.89
Transportation and/or shopping	Members; Nonmembers	3.43; 3.12	1.06; 1.37	1.18
Personal care	Members; Nonmembers	1.76; 1.56	.130; .973	.96
Financial management	Members; Nonmembers	3.65; 2.53	1.39; 1.58	4.08
Financial assistance	Members; Nonmembers	2.41; 1.93	1.37; 1.46	1.83
Emotional support	Members; Nonmembers	4.92; 4.34	.539; 1.12	3.50
Leisure activities	Members; Nonmembers	4.12; 3.53	1.07; 1.24	2.77

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