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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of caregivers who participated in cognitive interviews

From: Development of the Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale - Cancer (HLCS-C): item generation and content validity testing

Demographic characteristics

Caregivers ( n  = 16)

n

%

Gender – Female

15

94%

Age (years)

  

 ≤ 65

11

69%

 ≥ 66

5

31%

Care recipient cancer type

  

 Hematological

12

75%

 Solid

4

25%

Length of time as a caregiver

  

 1 to 2 years

3

19%

 2 to 4 years

6

37.5%

 More than 5 years

6

37.5%

 Unspecified

1

6%

Education

  

 Completed some or all high school

7

44%

 Completed some or all of University

9

56%

Speaks English at home

16

100%

Caregiver relationship to care recipient

  

 Spouse

9

56%

 Parent, sibling, or child

5

31%

 Friend

2

13%