Cossette et al. (A-62) examined gender and kinship with regard to caregivers’ use of informal and formal support and to two models of support. Among the data collected were the following ages of three groups of caregivers of a demented relative living at home: husbands, wives, and adult daughters.

Husband Wife Daughter 64 66 73 59 67 40 50 70 58 71 66 67 47 58 55 81 70 80 57 46 46 67 77 71 76 53 45 47 79 76 56 68 50 69 50 67 64 68 53 70 48 53 77 82 76 78 70 53 57 68 85 67 75 50 65 72 63 66 74 47 50 67 72 67 86 62 43 77 77 72 63 55 59 70 79 72 52 49 44 65 63 70 55 43 45 65 80 66 71 44 41 74 70 73 67 47 50 86 85 78 78 57 58 72 76 64 70 49 35 71 67 78 68 50 78 72 59 78 59 71 60 71 59 45 88 74 70 72 50 77 65 67 73 48 75 53 78 75 51 66 70 67 54 46 80 72 55 65 62 76 74 64 67 55 67 79 69 83 50 65 63 59 70 43 62 77 55 72 39 82 78 75 71 50 75 69 68 76 50 80 65 74 43 74 81 68 28 70 79 69 75 72 Source: Data provided courtesy of Sylvie Cossette, M.Sc., R.N.