Table 2. Eldercare providers by sex and selected characteristics related to care provided, averages for the combined years 2023-2024

Table 2. Eldercare providers by sex and selected characteristics related to care provided, averages for the combined years 2023-2024 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Eldercare providers
	Total		Men		Women
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total, 15 years and over	38,192	100.0	17,201	100.0	20,990	100.0

Parent of household children under 18 years
Parent of one or more household children	7,616	19.9	3,699	21.5	3,917	18.7
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger	5,115	13.4	2,374	13.8	2,741	13.1
Parent of a household child under age 6	2,501	6.5	1,325	7.7	1,176	5.6
Not a parent of a household child	30,576	80.1	13,502	78.5	17,073	81.3

Number of care recipients
Caring for one person	27,414	71.8	12,077	70.2	15,337	73.1
Caring for two people	8,877	23.2	4,273	24.8	4,604	21.9
Caring for three or more people	1,901	5.0	852	5.0	1,049	5.0

Relationship to care recipient
Total, all eldercare providers	38,192	(1)-	17,201	(1)-	20,990	(1)-
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2)	3,409	8.9	1,362	7.9	2,047	9.8
Caring for a parent	17,798	46.6	7,920	46.0	9,877	47.1
Caring for a grandparent(3)	4,484	11.7	1,872	10.9	2,612	12.4
Caring for another related person	9,280	24.3	4,618	26.8	4,662	22.2
Caring for a friend or neighbor	5,831	15.3	2,576	15.0	3,254	15.5
Caring for someone else	1,597	4.2	630	3.7	967	4.6
Eldercare providers caring for one person only	27,414	100.0	12,077	100.0	15,337	100.0
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2)	3,026	11.0	1,215	10.1	1,812	11.8
Caring for a parent	11,652	42.5	5,155	42.7	6,496	42.4
Caring for a grandparent(3)	3,182	11.6	1,339	11.1	1,843	12.0
Caring for another related person	5,232	19.1	2,565	21.2	2,667	17.4
Caring for a friend or neighbor	3,536	12.9	1,543	12.8	1,993	13.0
Caring for someone else	785	2.9	260	2.2	526	3.4

Age of care recipient
Total, all eldercare providers	38,192	(1)-	17,201	(1)-	20,990	(1)-
Caring for someone age 65 to 69	5,172	13.5	2,270	13.2	2,902	13.8
Caring for someone age 70 to 74	7,333	19.2	3,390	19.7	3,943	18.8
Caring for someone age 75 to 79	8,573	22.4	4,208	24.5	4,366	20.8
Caring for someone age 80 to 84	9,681	25.3	4,226	24.6	5,456	26.0
Caring for someone age 85 or older	13,718	35.9	6,111	35.5	7,607	36.2
Eldercare providers caring for one person only	27,414	100.0	12,077	100.0	15,337	100.0
Caring for someone age 65 to 69	2,867	10.5	1,241	10.3	1,626	10.6
Caring for someone age 70 to 74	4,784	17.5	2,210	18.3	2,574	16.8
Caring for someone age 75 to 79	4,805	17.5	2,318	19.2	2,487	16.2
Caring for someone age 80 to 84	5,341	19.5	2,182	18.1	3,159	20.6
Caring for someone age 85 or older	9,617	35.1	4,126	34.2	5,491	35.8

Care of household or nonhousehold members
Provided eldercare to household member(s) only	7,363	19.3	3,556	20.7	3,807	18.1
Provided eldercare to nonhousehold persons(s) only	30,065	78.7	13,267	77.1	16,798	80.0
Provided eldercare to both household and nonhousehold person(s)	763	2.0	378	2.2	385	1.8

Frequency of care(4)
Provided care daily	9,439	24.7	3,968	23.1	5,471	26.1
Provided care several times a week	10,278	26.9	4,485	26.1	5,793	27.6
Provided care once a week	6,135	16.1	3,039	17.7	3,096	14.7
Provided care several times a month	6,557	17.2	3,123	18.2	3,434	16.4
Provided care once a month	4,081	10.7	1,869	10.9	2,212	10.5
Other	1,702	4.5	717	4.2	985	4.7

Duration of care(5)
Provided care for less than 1 year	8,649	22.6	3,541	20.6	5,108	24.3
Provided care for 1 to 2 years	10,457	27.4	4,894	28.4	5,563	26.5
Provided care for 3 to 4 years	6,528	17.1	2,943	17.1	3,585	17.1
Provided care for 5 to 9 years	7,207	18.9	3,130	18.2	4,077	19.4
Provided care for 10 years or more	5,350	14.0	2,693	15.7	2,657	12.7
Footnotes (1) Categories sum to more than 100 percent because some eldercare providers cared for more than one person. (2) Care for a spouse or unmarried partner may be underreported. See the Technical Note for more information. (3) Refers only to people caring for a grandparent who did not live with them. People caring for a grandparent with whom they lived are included in the category "Caring for another related person." (4) 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. (5) For people who provided eldercare to more than 1 person, the duration of care is calculated based on the person for whom they had cared the longest.
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 people who cared for at least one person age 65 or older. Data refer to people 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: September 25, 2025