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Caregivers in the U.S.

Statistics report on caregivers in the United States

This report presents some of the most interesting facts and figures about caregivers in the United States. It includes figures concerning caregivers and the tasks they perform, how caregiving affects jobs, the recipients of care, and a special chapter focusing on Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers.

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Caregivers

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  • Basic Statistic Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. from 2015-2017, by age
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of U.S. informal unpaid caregivers from 2015 to 2017, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Share of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. who were women 2015-2017, by state
  • Basic Statistic Number of years caregivers in the U.S. expected to provide care for as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. caregivers that felt select emotions during caregiving as of 2019

Tasks and expenses

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. caregivers providing select living assistance or home health services in 2018
  • Basic Statistic Duration of care for recipient in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of hours per day caregivers in the U.S. spent providing care as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic Hours of care provided for care recipients in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Hours of distance from caregiver to care recipient in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Required travel time to patients for caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. caregivers' monthly budget used for caregiving costs as of 2019

Impact of caregiving

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  • Premium Statistic Personal sacrifices U.S. caregivers made as a result of caregiving as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Financial sacrifices U.S. caregivers made as a result of caregiving as of 2018
  • Premium Statistic Health care sacrifices U.S. caregivers made as a result of caregiving as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Ways U.S. caregivers coped with the difficulties of caregiving as of 2018

Impact on employment

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. informal unpaid caregivers with fulltime/part-time employment 2015-2017
  • Basic Statistic Workplace impacts in the U.S. due to informal caregiving 2019
  • Premium Statistic Workplace benefits in the U.S. for informal caregivers 2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of people freelancing who are caregivers 2020, by type of caregiving

Recipients

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  • Basic Statistic Number of care recipients of caregivers in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Main problem of care recipient in the U.S. as identified by caregiver 2019
  • Basic Statistic Main problem of informal care recipient in the U.S. by recipient age 2019
  • Basic Statistic Individual caregiving prevalence in the U.S. by age of recipient 2019
  • Basic Statistic Age of predominant care recipients in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Age of predominant care recipient in the U.S. by age of caregiver 2019
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by patient age and status
  • Basic Statistic Care recipient relation to caregiver in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Relation to caregivers among those receiving living assistance as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of caregiver patients in the U.S. as of 2019, by place of residence

Alzheimer's/dementia caregivers

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  • Basic Statistic Ages of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with most number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with highest hours of unpaid care by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with highest value in unpaid care by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of caregivers for Alzheimer's and dementias with work-related change U.S. 2017
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