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Table 2.

Average Confidence Scores for Each Legal Topic Overall, by Income, and by Years of Caregiving Experience

Characteristic	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Q10	Q11	Overall mean	Overall SD
Overall	3.72	2.71	3.08	3.81	3.53	3.69	3.58	3.52	4.06	3.06	2.84	3.42	0.43
Care partner annual income (in thousands of United States Dollars)
<40	3.58	2.42	2.73	3.81	3.77	3.40	3.06	3.06	3.58	2.83	2.46	3.16	0.51
40–59	3.77	2.81	3.38	3.74	3.49	3.60	3.51	3.57	3.96	3.00	3.17	3.45	0.34
60–79	3.69	2.95	2.95	3.62	3.36	3.62	3.59	3.50	4.00	2.86	3.00	3.38	0.38
80–99	3.59	2.70	3.25	3.84	3.23	3.77	3.68	3.79	4.21	3.21	2.89	3.47	0.45
>100	4.00	2.86	3.19	4.08	4.00	4.01	3.93	3.81	4.32	3.33	2.83	3.67	0.52
No answer	3.57	2.32	2.86	3.65	3.03	3.54	3.51	3.08	4.16	2.97	2.62	3.21	0.53
Difference between <40 and >100	0.42	0.44	0.47	0.27	0.23	0.62^**	0.87^***	0.74^**	0.74^**	0.50^*	0.38	0.52^*	0.01
Years of caregiving experience
<2	3.22	2.57	2.83	3.16	3.02	3.12	3.17	3.11	3.47	2.77	2.68	3.01	0.27
2–4	3.66	2.83	3.15	3.80	3.61	3.48	3.46	3.38	4.14	2.91	2.89	3.39	0.41
>4	4.01	2.73	3.17	4.16	3.74	4.09	3.85	3.80	4.32	3.29	2.90	3.64	0.54
Difference between <2 and 2–4	0.44^*	0.26	0.32	0.64^**	0.59^*	0.35	0.29	0.26	0.67^**	0.15	0.21	0.38^*	0.15
Difference between 2–4 and >4	0.35^*	−0.10	0.02	0.36^*	0.13	0.61^***	0.39^*	0.42^*	0.19	0.37	0.02	0.25^*	0.12
Difference between <2 and >4	0.79^***	0.16	0.34	1.00^***	0.71^**	0.97^***	0.68^***	0.69^***	0.86^***	0.52^*	0.23	0.63^***	0.27
Relationship to person living with dementia
Child care partner	3.57	2.49	2.88	3.66	3.62	3.59	3.42	3.40	3.95	2.91	2.71	3.29	0.47
Spousal care partner	4.05	2.98	3.48	4.06	3.41	4.03	3.98	3.80	4.43	3.35	3.03	3.69	0.47
Other	3.55	3.00	2.95	3.85	3.40	3.28	3.28	3.28	3.58	2.98	2.95	3.28	0.30
Difference between child and spousal care partners	0.48^***	0.49^**	0.61^***	0.39^**	−0.21	0.44^***	0.56^***	0.40^**	0.48^***	0.44^**	0.32	0.40^***	0.00
Education
High school diploma or less	3.90	2.71	3.23	3.94	3.68	3.58	3.71	3.45	4.16	3.03	2.68	3.46	0.50
Technical school	3.59	2.63	3.03	3.83	3.62	3.41	3.31	3.37	3.91	2.88	2.95	3.32	0.41
4-year college	3.77	2.78	3.09	3.81	3.57	3.76	3.63	3.60	3.93	3.08	2.96	3.45	0.40
Postcollege	3.72	2.69	3.06	3.77	3.35	3.87	3.71	3.55	4.31	3.19	2.67	3.45	0.51
Difference between high school or less and postcollege	−0.18	−0.02	−0.16	−0.17	−0.33	0.29	0.00	0.10	0.15	0.16	−0.01	−0.01	0.01

Characteristic	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Q10	Q11	Overall mean	Overall SD
Overall	3.72	2.71	3.08	3.81	3.53	3.69	3.58	3.52	4.06	3.06	2.84	3.42	0.43
Care partner annual income (in thousands of United States Dollars)
<40	3.58	2.42	2.73	3.81	3.77	3.40	3.06	3.06	3.58	2.83	2.46	3.16	0.51
40–59	3.77	2.81	3.38	3.74	3.49	3.60	3.51	3.57	3.96	3.00	3.17	3.45	0.34
60–79	3.69	2.95	2.95	3.62	3.36	3.62	3.59	3.50	4.00	2.86	3.00	3.38	0.38
80–99	3.59	2.70	3.25	3.84	3.23	3.77	3.68	3.79	4.21	3.21	2.89	3.47	0.45
>100	4.00	2.86	3.19	4.08	4.00	4.01	3.93	3.81	4.32	3.33	2.83	3.67	0.52
No answer	3.57	2.32	2.86	3.65	3.03	3.54	3.51	3.08	4.16	2.97	2.62	3.21	0.53
Difference between <40 and >100	0.42	0.44	0.47	0.27	0.23	0.62^**	0.87^***	0.74^**	0.74^**	0.50^*	0.38	0.52^*	0.01
Years of caregiving experience
<2	3.22	2.57	2.83	3.16	3.02	3.12	3.17	3.11	3.47	2.77	2.68	3.01	0.27
2–4	3.66	2.83	3.15	3.80	3.61	3.48	3.46	3.38	4.14	2.91	2.89	3.39	0.41
>4	4.01	2.73	3.17	4.16	3.74	4.09	3.85	3.80	4.32	3.29	2.90	3.64	0.54
Difference between <2 and 2–4	0.44^*	0.26	0.32	0.64^**	0.59^*	0.35	0.29	0.26	0.67^**	0.15	0.21	0.38^*	0.15
Difference between 2–4 and >4	0.35^*	−0.10	0.02	0.36^*	0.13	0.61^***	0.39^*	0.42^*	0.19	0.37	0.02	0.25^*	0.12
Difference between <2 and >4	0.79^***	0.16	0.34	1.00^***	0.71^**	0.97^***	0.68^***	0.69^***	0.86^***	0.52^*	0.23	0.63^***	0.27
Relationship to person living with dementia
Child care partner	3.57	2.49	2.88	3.66	3.62	3.59	3.42	3.40	3.95	2.91	2.71	3.29	0.47
Spousal care partner	4.05	2.98	3.48	4.06	3.41	4.03	3.98	3.80	4.43	3.35	3.03	3.69	0.47
Other	3.55	3.00	2.95	3.85	3.40	3.28	3.28	3.28	3.58	2.98	2.95	3.28	0.30
Difference between child and spousal care partners	0.48^***	0.49^**	0.61^***	0.39^**	−0.21	0.44^***	0.56^***	0.40^**	0.48^***	0.44^**	0.32	0.40^***	0.00
Education
High school diploma or less	3.90	2.71	3.23	3.94	3.68	3.58	3.71	3.45	4.16	3.03	2.68	3.46	0.50
Technical school	3.59	2.63	3.03	3.83	3.62	3.41	3.31	3.37	3.91	2.88	2.95	3.32	0.41
4-year college	3.77	2.78	3.09	3.81	3.57	3.76	3.63	3.60	3.93	3.08	2.96	3.45	0.40
Postcollege	3.72	2.69	3.06	3.77	3.35	3.87	3.71	3.55	4.31	3.19	2.67	3.45	0.51
Difference between high school or less and postcollege	−0.18	−0.02	−0.16	−0.17	−0.33	0.29	0.00	0.10	0.15	0.16	−0.01	−0.01	0.01

Notes: Q = question; SD = standard deviation.

Response options ranged from 1 (not at all confident) to 5 (extremely confident).

Survey items were as follows:

Q1: how to have a conversation with a family member about their medical care choices.

Q2: how to protect yourself legally as a caregiver.

Q3: if you are legally responsible for care recipient expenses.

Q4: how to honor end-of-life wishes for a family member.

Q5: if funeral arrangements have been made and if they are prepaid.

Q6: what legal documents are necessary to act on behalf of a family member for their medical care.

Q7: what legal documents are necessary to manage a family member’s finances.

Q8: how to use the legal documents to act on behalf of a family member’s medical care or manage finances.

Q9: where a family member’s current legal documents are located.

Q10: the circumstances when legal documents should be updated or renewed.

Q11: the options when legal documents are not in place and a family member is not legally competent.

^*p < .05, two-tailed.

^**p < .01, two-tailed.

^***p < .001, two-tailed.

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