All aides, n=1249 | Agency-hired aides, n=634 | Client-hired aides, n=615 | ||||
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n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | |
Age | ||||||
<40 | 374 | 30 | 155 | 24 | 219 | 36 |
40–50 | 295 | 24 | 166 | 26 | 129 | 21 |
50–60 | 350 | 28 | 180 | 28 | 170 | 28 |
>60 | 203 | 16 | 118 | 19 | 85 | 14 |
Not reported | 27 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 1086 | 87 | 602 | 95 | 484 | 79 |
Male | 159 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 128 | 21 |
Not reported | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Nativity | ||||||
Born in US | 765 | 61 | 360 | 57 | 405 | 66 |
Born outside US | 462 | 37 | 258 | 41 | 204 | 33 |
Not reported | 22 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Race | ||||||
White | 482 | 39 | 367 | 58 | 115 | 19 |
Black | 480 | 38 | 137 | 22 | 343 | 58 |
American Indian/Alaskan native | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Asian | 56 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
Mixed | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
Not reported | 188 | 15 | 81 | 13 | 107 | 17 |
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | ||||||
Yes | 214 | 17 | 110 | 17 | 104 | 17 |
No | 983 | 79 | 492 | 78 | 491 | 80 |
Not reported | 52 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
Preferred language | ||||||
English | 918 | 74 | 450 | 71 | 468 | 76 |
Spanish | 123 | 10 | 65 | 10 | 58 | 9 |
Other* | 203 | 16 | 117 | 18 | 86 | 14 |
Occupation (usual)†‡ | ||||||
Personal care attendant | 539 | 43 | 72 | 11 | 467 | 76 |
Home health aide | 360 | 29 | 271 | 43 | 89 | 14 |
Personal care homemaker | 358 | 29 | 243 | 38 | 115 | 19 |
Homemaker | 227 | 22 | 230 | 36 | 47 | 8 |
Certified nursing assistant | 112 | 9 | 74 | 12 | 38 | 6 |
Companion | 103 | 8 | 71 | 11 | 32 | 5 |
Hospice aide | 33 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
Any home care relevant professional certification§ | 800 | 64 | 572 | 90 | 228 | 37 |
Tenure with current employer | ||||||
<2 years | 369 | 29 | 172 | 27 | 197 | 32 |
2–9 years | 608 | 49 | 275 | 43 | 333 | 54 |
≥10 years | 226 | 18 | 164 | 26 | 62 | 10 |
Not reported | 46 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
Measures of work load (mean, SD, IQR) | ||||||
Visits in the past week | 9.6, 9.7, 3–13 | 13.4, 10.5, 6–20 | 5.6, 7.0, 1–7 | |||
Hours worked per week in home care | 25.5, 15.3, 15–30 | 25.8, 14.0, 15–30 | 25.3, 16.7, 15–30 |
*Includes the following languages: Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Cambodian, Vietnamese.
†The survey question was: What occupation do you do most of the time in home care?
‡Numbers sum to more than 100% because respondents could give multiple answers.
§Includes Certified Home Health Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Homemaker, Certified Hospice Aide.