Table 1. Number and percent of the U.S. population who were eldercare providers by sex and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2021-2022

Table 1. Number and percent of the U.S. population who were eldercare providers by sex and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2021-2022 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Total			Men			Women
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Eldercare providers		Civilian noninstitutional population	Eldercare providers		Civilian noninstitutional population	Eldercare providers
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Number	Percent of population	Civilian noninstitutional population	Number	Percent of population	Civilian noninstitutional population	Number	Percent of population
Age
Total, 15 years and over	266,998	37,106	13.9	129,998	15,216	11.7	137,000	21,890	16.0
15 to 24 years	41,896	3,623	8.6	21,285	1,973	9.3	20,611	1,650	8.0
25 to 34 years	44,459	3,236	7.3	22,179	1,428	6.4	22,280	1,808	8.1
35 to 44 years	42,421	5,031	11.9	21,020	2,125	10.1	21,401	2,906	13.6
45 to 54 years	39,749	7,941	20.0	19,520	2,950	15.1	20,229	4,991	24.7
55 to 64 years	42,014	8,911	21.2	20,404	3,797	18.6	21,610	5,114	23.7
65 years and over	56,459	8,365	14.8	25,590	2,943	11.5	30,869	5,422	17.6

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White	209,161	30,313	14.5	102,789	12,680	12.3	106,371	17,633	16.6
Black or African American	33,638	4,646	13.8	15,371	1,673	10.9	18,267	2,972	16.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	46,635	3,613	7.7	23,383	1,320	5.6	23,252	2,293	9.9

Employment status
Employed	166,262	22,772	13.7	88,148	10,166	11.5	78,114	12,606	16.1
Full-time workers	132,562	18,424	13.9	74,564	8,616	11.6	57,998	9,808	16.9
Part-time workers	33,700	4,348	12.9	13,584	1,550	11.4	20,116	2,798	13.9
Not employed	100,736	14,334	14.2	41,850	5,050	12.1	58,886	9,284	15.8

Educational attainment, 25 years and over
Less than a high school diploma	18,797	1,491	7.9	9,557	724	7.6	9,240	767	8.3
High school graduates, no college	64,559	8,591	13.3	33,019	3,952	12.0	31,541	4,639	14.7
Some college or associate degree	48,841	7,891	16.2	22,603	2,829	12.5	26,238	5,062	19.3
Bachelor's degree and higher	92,905	15,511	16.7	43,534	5,738	13.2	49,371	9,772	19.8

Parent of household children under 18 years
Parent of one or more household children	66,261	7,836	11.8	30,433	3,118	10.2	35,828	4,718	13.2
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger	36,677	5,344	14.6	16,673	2,011	12.1	20,003	3,333	16.7
Parent of a household child under age 6	29,584	2,493	8.4	13,759	1,107	8.0	15,825	1,385	8.8
Not a parent of a household child	200,737	29,270	14.6	99,566	12,098	12.2	101,172	17,172	17.0

Marital status
No spouse or unmarried partner present in household	115,066	14,594	12.7	54,135	6,189	11.4	60,931	8,405	13.8
Spouse or unmarried partner present in household	151,932	22,513	14.8	75,864	9,028	11.9	76,069	13,485	17.7
Footnotes (1) Not all race categories are shown. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
NOTE: 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 older. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: September 21, 2023