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Characteristic | Eldercare providers | |||||
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Total | Men | Women | ||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total, 15 years and over |
40,422 | 100.0 | 16,986 | 100.0 | 23,436 | 100.0 |
Parent of household children under 18 years |
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Parent of one or more household children |
8,211 | 20.3 | 3,221 | 19.0 | 4,989 | 21.3 |
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger |
5,367 | 13.3 | 2,153 | 12.7 | 3,214 | 13.7 |
Parent of a household child under age 6 |
2,844 | 7.0 | 1,069 | 6.3 | 1,775 | 7.6 |
Not a parent of a household child |
32,211 | 79.7 | 13,765 | 81.0 | 18,447 | 78.7 |
Number of care recipients |
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Caring for one person |
28,691 | 71.0 | 12,261 | 72.2 | 16,430 | 70.1 |
Caring for two persons |
8,933 | 22.1 | 3,309 | 19.5 | 5,624 | 24.0 |
Caring for three or more persons |
2,798 | 6.9 | 1,417 | 8.3 | 1,382 | 5.9 |
Relationship to care recipient |
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Total, all eldercare providers |
40,422 | (1)- | 16,986 | (1)- | 23,436 | (1)- |
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2) |
2,800 | 6.9 | 1,084 | 6.4 | 1,716 | 7.3 |
Caring for a parent |
17,364 | 43.0 | 7,434 | 43.8 | 9,930 | 42.4 |
Caring for a grandparent(3) |
5,888 | 14.6 | 2,240 | 13.2 | 3,648 | 15.6 |
Caring for another related person |
9,952 | 24.6 | 4,564 | 26.9 | 5,389 | 23.0 |
Caring for a friend or neighbor |
6,594 | 16.3 | 2,537 | 14.9 | 4,056 | 17.3 |
Caring for someone else |
2,889 | 7.1 | 1,321 | 7.8 | 1,568 | 6.7 |
Eldercare providers caring for one person only |
28,691 | 100.0 | 12,261 | 100.0 | 16,430 | 100.0 |
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2) |
2,618 | 9.1 | 1,034 | 8.4 | 1,584 | 9.6 |
Caring for a parent |
11,440 | 39.9 | 4,904 | 40.0 | 6,536 | 39.8 |
Caring for a grandparent(3) |
4,464 | 15.6 | 1,771 | 14.4 | 2,693 | 16.4 |
Caring for another related person |
5,920 | 20.6 | 2,742 | 22.4 | 3,178 | 19.3 |
Caring for a friend or neighbor |
3,043 | 10.6 | 1,250 | 10.2 | 1,793 | 10.9 |
Caring for someone else |
1,206 | 4.2 | 560 | 4.6 | 645 | 3.9 |
Age of care recipient |
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Total, all eldercare providers |
40,422 | (1)- | 16,986 | (1)- | 23,436 | (1)- |
Caring for someone age 65 to 69 |
5,308 | 13.1 | 2,450 | 14.4 | 2,858 | 12.2 |
Caring for someone age 70 to 74 |
7,329 | 18.1 | 3,335 | 19.6 | 3,994 | 17.0 |
Caring for someone age 75 to 79 |
8,873 | 22.0 | 4,131 | 24.3 | 4,742 | 20.2 |
Caring for someone age 80 to 84 |
10,202 | 25.2 | 3,703 | 21.8 | 6,499 | 27.7 |
Caring for someone age 85 or older |
15,924 | 39.4 | 6,288 | 37.0 | 9,636 | 41.1 |
Eldercare providers caring for one person only |
28,691 | 100.0 | 12,261 | 100.0 | 16,430 | 100.0 |
Caring for someone age 65 to 69 |
3,168 | 11.0 | 1,483 | 12.1 | 1,685 | 10.3 |
Caring for someone age 70 to 74 |
3,942 | 13.7 | 1,886 | 15.4 | 2,056 | 12.5 |
Caring for someone age 75 to 79 |
4,994 | 17.4 | 2,363 | 19.3 | 2,631 | 16.0 |
Caring for someone age 80 to 84 |
5,736 | 20.0 | 2,085 | 17.0 | 3,651 | 22.2 |
Caring for someone age 85 or older |
10,850 | 37.8 | 4,444 | 36.2 | 6,407 | 39.0 |
Care of household or nonhousehold members |
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Provided eldercare to household member(s) only |
6,068 | 15.0 | 2,762 | 16.3 | 3,305 | 14.1 |
Provided eldercare to nonhousehold member(s) only |
33,627 | 83.2 | 13,864 | 81.6 | 19,763 | 84.3 |
Provided eldercare to both household and nonhousehold person(s) |
728 | 1.8 | 360 | 2.1 | 367 | 1.6 |
Frequency of care(4) |
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Provided care daily |
8,428 | 20.8 | 3,464 | 20.4 | 4,963 | 21.2 |
Provided care several times a week |
10,080 | 24.9 | 4,137 | 24.4 | 5,943 | 25.4 |
Provided care once a week |
6,822 | 16.9 | 3,108 | 18.3 | 3,715 | 15.9 |
Provided care several times a month |
8,070 | 20.0 | 3,359 | 19.8 | 4,711 | 20.1 |
Provided care once a month |
4,598 | 11.4 | 1,922 | 11.3 | 2,676 | 11.4 |
Other |
2,424 | 6.0 | 997 | 5.9 | 1,427 | 6.1 |
Duration of care(5) |
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Provided care for less than 1 year |
9,527 | 23.6 | 3,634 | 21.4 | 5,893 | 25.1 |
Provided care for 1 to 2 years |
10,810 | 26.7 | 4,218 | 24.8 | 6,592 | 28.1 |
Provided care for 3 to 4 years |
6,360 | 15.7 | 2,935 | 17.3 | 3,424 | 14.6 |
Provided care for 5 to 9 years |
7,821 | 19.3 | 3,405 | 20.0 | 4,416 | 18.8 |
Provided care for 10 years or more |
5,904 | 14.6 | 2,793 | 16.4 | 3,111 | 13.3 |
Footnotes |
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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. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. |