Table 2 Characteristics of recipients of informal care in Saudi Arabia, 2015 (n = 271)

Gender of care recipients

 ‒ Male

115

42.4

 ‒ Female

156

57.6

Age of care recipients

 ‒ 0–5

12

4.4

 ‒ 6–10

30

11.1

 ‒ 11–20

20

7.4

 ‒ 21–30

4

1.5

 ‒ 31–40

2

0.7

 ‒ 41–50

24

8.9

 ‒ 51–60

55

20.3

 ‒ 61 + 

124

45.8

Relationship with caregiver

 ‒ Husband\wife

4

1.5

 ‒ Parent\(in-law)

159

58.7

 ‒ Grandparent\(in-law)

36

13.3

 ‒ Daughter\son

40

14.8

 ‒ Sibling\(in-law)

25

9.2

 ‒ Others

7

2.6

Living arrangement of care recipients

 ‒ Lives alone

20

7.4

 ‒ Lives with caregiver

177

65.3

 ‒ Lives with others

74

27.3

Others help caregivers in providing care

 ‒ No

67

24.7

 ‒ Yes, relatives

166

61.3

 ‒ Yes, paid assistant

38

14.0