Relationships between Caregiving Stress, Depression, and Self-Esteem in Family Caregivers of Adults with a Disability

Table 2

General characteristics of adults with a disability ().

Classification	Number ()	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	51	47.2
Female	57	52.7
Age
40 or younger	16	14.8
40~49	14	12.9
50~59	16	14.8
60~69	25	23.1
70 or older	37	34.4
Highest academic education
Midschool graduated or lower	12	11.1
High school graduate	51	47.2
Bachelor’s degree	36	33.3
Master’s or higher	9	8.4
Marital status
Married	77	71.2
Single	13	12.1
Divorced/separated/widowed	18	16.7
Type of disability
Stroke	65	60.2
Traumatic brain injury	13	12.0
Spinal cord injury	20	18.5
Other bodily injuries	10	9.3
Grade of disability
Grade 1	52	48.1
Grade 2	23	21.3
Grade 3 or higher	33	30.6
Period of disability
Less than a year	46	42.5
1 to 3 years	28	25.9
3 to 6 years	6	5.5
6 to 10 years	12	11.1
10 years or longer	16	15.0