Descriptive data on caregivers and controls
| Control N=35 371 | Caregiver N=16 982 | |
| Women, n (%) | 27 085 (76.6) | 13 183 (77.6) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 46.5 (11.1) | 46.0 (11.0) |
| Occupational class, n (%) | ||
| Upper non-manual | 6186 (17.5) | 1754 (10.3) |
| Lower non-manual | 12 514 (35.4) | 5280 (31.1) |
| Manual | 6479 (18.3) | 3176 (18.7) |
| Self-employed | 3198 (9.0) | 1624 (9.6) |
| Other | 6994 (19.8) | 5148 (30.3) |
| Yearly income in euros, median (IQR) | ||
| Total | 29 562 (19 174–40 060) | 24 789 (13 048–36 055) |
| Without caregiver’s allowance | 29 562 (19 174–40 060) | 20 778 (8557–31 898) |
| Education years, mean (SD) | 13.5 (2.5) | 12.9 (2.4) |
| Socioeconomic score, mean (SD)* | 0.080 (0.842) | −0.167 (0.793) |
| Degree of urbanisation in municipality of residence, n (%) | ||
| Urban | 21 966 (62.1) | 10 518 (61.9) |
| Semi-urban | 6236 (17.6) | 3002 (17.7) |
| Rural | 7169 (20.3) | 3462 (20.4) |
| Sickness absence, n (%) | 13 953 (39.5) | 6950 (40.9) |
| Disability pension, n (%) | 1678 (4.7) | 1036 (6.1) |
Median caregiver’s allowance (IQR): €4372 (€2415–€5339) euros.
*Socioeconomic score is the average of rank-normalised education years and total income.