Original question: "How many hours a day do/did you usually spend providing care?"
Definition of caregiving in the C.A.R.E. Study:
Situations where an individual is responsible for
providing care (emotional, financial, physical) or
the resources for that care to someone or several
people over a substantial period of time.
The caregiving could be for anyone in their life who
is or could be aging, ill or have special needs,
but does not include any caregiving that is done in
a professional capacity/as part of employment.
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Number of hours per day caregivers in the U.S. spent providing care as of 2019
This statistic displays the distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by the number of hours per day they usually spent providing care. It was found that ** percent of caregivers spent * or more hours per day providing care.
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Northwestern Mutual. (April 3, 2019). Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by time spent per day providing care [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1017140/caregiver-time-spent-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. "Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by time spent per day providing care." Chart. April 3, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1017140/caregiver-time-spent-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. (2019). Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by time spent per day providing care. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1017140/caregiver-time-spent-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. "Distribution of Caregivers in The U.S. as of 2019, by Time Spent per Day Providing Care." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Apr 2019, /statistics/1017140/caregiver-time-spent-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual, Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by time spent per day providing care ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1017140/caregiver-time-spent-providing-care-distribution-us/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by time spent per day providing care [Graph], Northwestern Mutual, April 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1017140/caregiver-time-spent-providing-care-distribution-us/
