Research Article
Caregiver Burden in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome
Table 1
Sociodemographic profile of the patients and caregivers.
| Sociodemographic variables | Patient = 200, frequency (%) mean ± SD | Caregiver = 200, frequency (%) mean ± SD |
| Age | 38.73 ± 9.51 | 41.60 ± 14.45 |
| Sex | | | Male | 200 (100%) | 20 (10%) | Female | | 180 (90%) |
| Marital status | | | Single | 41 (20.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | Married | 153 (76.5%) | 175 (87.5%) | Others | 6 (3%) | 22 (11%) |
| Education | | | Illiterate | 14 (7%) | 43 (21.5%) | Primary school | 31 (15.5%) | 39 (19.5%) | Middle school | 51 (25.5%) | 34 (17%) | Higher secondary | 73 (36.5%) | 63 (31.5%) | Graduate | 31 (15.5%) | 21 (10.5%) |
| Occupation | | | Unemployed | 23 (11.5%) | 166 (83%) | Unskilled labour | 52 (26%) | 10 (5%) | Skilled labour | 85 (42.5%) | 14 (7%) | Clerical/shop owner | 32 (16%) | 10 (5%) | Professional | 8 (4%) | |
| Family | | | Nuclear | 112 (56%) | 112 (56%) | Joint | 87 (43.5%) | 87 (43.5%) | Extended | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) |
| Religion | | | Hindu | 171 (85.5%) | 171 (85.5%) | Muslim | 14 (7%) | 14 (7%) | Christian | 15 (7.5%) | 15 (7.5%) | Others | | |
| Income | 10,649 ± 7151 | 7300 ± 4764 |
| Socioeconomic status | | | Upper | 6 (3%) | 7 (3.5%) | Upper middle | 38 (19%) | 38 (19%) | Lower middle | 64 (32%) | 64 (35%) | Upper lower | 85 (42.5%) | 84 (42%) | Lower | 7 (3.5%) | 7 (3.5%) |
| Locality | | | Urban | 134 (67%) | 135 (67.5%) | Rural | 66 (33%) | 65 (32.5%) |
| Relationship of the caregiver with patient | | | Parent | | 64 (32%) | Spouse | | 129 (64.5%) | Sibling | | 5 (2.5%) | Others | | 2 (1%) |
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