Table 15. Percent of eldercare providers(1) who provided care and the time they provided this care by day of week and selected characteristics,
2011 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Percent of eldercare Average hours per day Average hours per day
providers(1) who provided eldercare providers(1) spent eldercare providers(1) spent
care per day providing care providing care on days they
Number of engaged in the activity
eldercare
providers
Total, Weekends Total, Weekends Total, Weekends
all days Weekdays and all days Weekdays and all days Weekdays and
holidays holidays holidays
Total, 15 years and over....................... 39,794 23.6 22.2 26.7 0.74 0.69 0.84 3.12 3.09 3.16
Sex
Men............................................ 17,652 22.2 21.2 24.3 .57 .54 .65 2.58 2.53 2.67
Women.......................................... 22,142 24.8 23.0 28.5 .87 .81 .99 3.50 3.52 3.47
Age
15 to 24 years................................. 5,418 14.6 15.0 (8) .14 .12 (8) .97 (8) (8)
25 to 34 years................................. 4,185 11.2 9.2 15.0 (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) 3.40
35 to 44 years................................. 5,223 19.0 18.8 19.6 .46 .46 .46 2.42 2.47 2.33
45 to 54 years................................. 10,198 25.9 24.8 28.0 .93 .95 .90 3.60 3.83 3.20
55 to 64 years................................. 8,303 27.1 22.9 36.0 .92 .73 1.35 3.42 3.17 3.75
65 years and over.............................. 6,468 35.0 34.3 36.6 1.13 1.13 1.13 3.23 3.30 3.09
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (2),(3)
White.......................................... 33,302 23.7 22.2 26.8 .71 .65 .84 3.02 2.95 3.13
Black or African American...................... 4,671 24.8 23.6 27.7 .81 .81 .82 3.27 3.41 2.96
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................... 3,510 29.3 (8) 21.2 .73 (8) .55 2.51 2.49 2.57
Employment status
Employed....................................... 25,334 19.0 16.8 23.7 .46 .38 .62 2.41 2.25 2.64
Full-time workers............................ 18,916 17.7 15.8 21.6 .47 .38 .63 2.63 2.42 2.94
Part-time workers............................ 6,418 22.7 19.4 30.6 .43 .36 .59 1.89 1.86 1.94
Not employed................................... 14,460 31.8 31.5 32.3 1.23 1.22 1.24 3.86 3.87 3.85
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 15. Percent of eldercare providers (1) who provided care and the time they provided this care by day of week and selected characteristics,
2011 annual averages -- Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Percent of eldercare Average hours per day Average hours per day
providers(1) who provided eldercare providers(1) spent eldercare providers(1) spent
care per day providing care providing care on days they
Number of engaged in the activity
eldercare
providers
Total, Weekends Total, Weekends Total, Weekends
all days Weekdays and all days Weekdays and all days Weekdays and
holidays holidays holidays
Educational attainment, 25 years and over
High school graduate or less................... 11,930 28.2 27.2 30.2 0.89 0.89 0.88 3.14 3.26 2.93
Some college or associate degree............... 9,808 22.9 20.2 28.7 .90 .84 1.04 3.93 4.14 3.61
Bachelor's degree and higher................... 12,639 23.7 22.3 26.6 .72 .64 .89 3.05 2.88 3.35
Parent of household children under 18 years
Parent of 1 or more household children......... 9,040 18.0 17.1 19.8 .61 .65 .53 3.39 3.81 2.67
Not a parent of a household child.............. 30,755 25.3 23.6 28.9 .77 .70 .94 3.06 2.95 3.26
Number of care recipients
Caring for 1 person............................ 27,416 25.2 24.5 26.8 .84 .80 .93 3.32 3.25 3.45
Caring for 2 persons........................... 9,044 20.0 16.1 27.4 .51 .41 .71 2.56 2.52 2.60
Caring for 3 or more persons................... 3,334 20.2 18.6 23.7 .52 (8) (8) 2.56 2.65 (8)
Relationship to care recipient
Eldercare providers caring for 1 person only... 27,416 25.2 24.5 26.8 .84 .80 .93 3.32 3.25 3.45
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner (4) 1,516 (8) (8) (8) 3.65 3.90 3.11 5.54 5.77 4.99
Caring for a parent......................... 11,436 31.1 29.5 35.0 1.04 .95 1.24 3.34 3.24 3.54
Caring for a grandparent (5)................ 4,895 11.0 12.0 8.6 .12 .09 (8) 1.13 (8) 2.29
Caring for another related person........... 4,807 23.4 21.7 27.0 .64 (8) (8) 2.72 (8) (8)
Caring for someone else..................... 4,762 14.6 14.1 15.5 .39 (8) (8) 2.69 2.33 (8)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 15. Percent of eldercare providers (1) who provided care and the time they provided this care by day of week and selected characteristics,
2011 annual averages -- Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Percent of eldercare Average hours per day Average hours per day
providers (1) who provided eldercare providers (1) spent eldercare providers (1) spent
care per day providing care providing care on days they
Number of engaged in the activity
eldercare
providers
Total, Weekends Total, Weekends Total, Weekends
all days Weekdays and all days Weekdays and all days Weekdays and
holidays holidays holidays
Care of household or nonhousehold members (2)
Providing eldercare to household members only.. 5,200 64.9 (8) 67.4 2.62 2.46 2.98 4.04 3.86 4.42
Providing eldercare to nonhousehold members
only........................................ 33,886 17.1 15.9 19.7 .44 .42 .50 2.59 2.64 2.51
Frequency of care (6)
Provided care daily............................ 8,076 64.6 64.1 65.6 2.55 2.54 2.57 3.95 3.97 3.92
Provided care several times a week............. 9,399 27.4 27.2 28.1 .60 .54 .72 2.17 2.00 2.57
Provided care once a week...................... 7,944 11.7 6.9 21.3 .22 .09 .47 1.85 1.32 2.20
Provided care several times a month............ 8,069 5.4 4.4 7.5 .08 .05 .14 1.39 1.04 (8)
Provided care once a month..................... 4,513 3.5 3.2 4.2 .08 (8) (8) 2.38 (8) (8)
Duration of care (7)
Provided care less than 1 year................. 9,552 16.2 15.0 18.9 .43 (8) (8) 2.66 2.73 (8)
Provided care 1 to 2 years..................... 10,417 22.9 22.7 23.5 .71 .69 .75 3.08 3.03 3.19
Provided care 3 to 4 years..................... 6,095 30.9 28.4 36.9 .94 1.01 .78 3.04 3.55 2.12
Provided care 5 years or more.................. 13,730 26.0 24.1 30.2 .88 .74 1.19 3.38 3.06 3.93
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 Not all subcategories are shown.
3 Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
4 Care for a spouse or partner may be underreported. See the Technical Note for more information
5 Persons caring for a grandparent with whom they lived are included in the category "Caring for another related person."
6 Survey participants were asked how often they provided care in the past 3 to 4 months; this information was used to categorize them by
frequency of care. Corresponding time and percent estimates were measured using information about care provided on the diary day.
7 For persons who provided eldercare to more than one person, the duration of care is calculated based on the person for whom they had cared the
longest.
8 Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.
United States Department of Labor
