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Table 13. Number and percent of the U.S. population and various subpopulations who were eldercare providers (1) by sex, 2011 annual averages (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Total Eldercare Total Eldercare Total Eldercare civilian Providers (1) civilian Providers (1) civilian Providers (1) noninsti- noninsti- noninsti- tu- tu- tu- tional Number Percent of tional Number Percent of tional Number Percent of population population population men population women Age Total, 15 years and over..................... 243,651 39,794 16.3 118,356 17,652 14.9 125,296 22,142 17.7 15 to 24 years............................ 42,225 5,418 12.8 21,512 2,961 13.8 20,713 2,457 11.9 25 to 34 years............................ 41,365 4,185 10.1 20,712 2,076 10.0 20,654 2,109 10.2 35 to 44 years............................ 39,498 5,223 13.2 19,446 2,293 11.8 20,052 2,931 14.6 45 to 54 years............................ 43,850 10,198 23.3 21,455 4,117 19.2 22,395 6,080 27.2 55 to 64 years............................ 36,991 8,303 22.4 17,802 3,527 19.8 19,189 4,776 24.9 65 years and over......................... 39,721 6,468 16.3 17,430 2,679 15.4 22,292 3,789 17.0 Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (2),(3) White........................................ 198,911 33,302 16.7 97,631 14,750 15.1 101,280 18,552 18.3 Black or African American.................... 29,347 4,671 15.9 13,178 1,954 14.8 16,169 2,717 16.8 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................. 35,267 3,510 10.0 18,176 1,909 10.5 17,091 1,601 9.4 Employment status Employed..................................... 149,386 25,334 17.0 80,057 12,084 15.1 69,329 13,250 19.1 Full-time workers......................... 115,758 18,916 16.3 67,465 9,981 14.8 48,292 8,935 18.5 Part-time workers......................... 33,628 6,418 19.1 12,592 2,103 16.7 21,036 4,314 20.5 Not employed................................. 94,266 14,460 15.3 38,299 5,568 14.5 55,967 8,892 15.9 Educational attainment, 25 years and over High school graduate or less................. 86,052 11,930 13.9 42,240 5,300 12.5 43,812 6,630 15.1 Some college or associate degree............. 50,397 9,808 19.5 22,741 3,840 16.9 27,656 5,968 21.6 Bachelor's degree and higher................. 64,977 12,639 19.5 31,863 5,551 17.4 33,115 7,088 21.4 Parent of household children under 18 years Parent of 1 or more household children....... 67,880 9,040 13.3 29,899 3,707 12.4 37,981 5,333 14.0 Not a parent of a household child............ 175,772 30,755 17.5 88,457 13,945 15.8 87,315 16,809 19.3 1 Eldercare providers are those who in the previous 3 to 4 months cared for someone with a condition related to aging. Estimates were calculated for persons who cared for at least one person age 65 or over. 2 Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. 3 Not all subcategories are shown. NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.