Table 4. Percent of eldercare providers who provided care on an average day and time spent providing this care by day of week and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2023-2024

Table 4. Percent of eldercare providers who provided care on an average day and time spent providing this care by day of week and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2023-2024
Characteristic	Number of eldercare providers (in thousands)	Percent of eldercare providers who provided care on an average day			Average hours per day eldercare providers spent providing care			Average hours per day eldercare providers spent providing care on days they engaged in eldercare
Characteristic	Number of eldercare providers (in thousands)	Total, all days	Weekdays	Weekends and holidays	Total, all days	Weekdays	Weekends and holidays	Total, all days	Weekdays	Weekends and holidays
Age
Total, 15 years and over	38,192	27.6	25.8	31.8	1.07	1.06	1.10	3.88	4.10	3.47
15 to 24 years	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
25 to 34 years	3,376	16.3	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	0.19	(1)-	2.08	1.49	(1)-
35 to 44 years	4,982	19.8	16.0	28.2	0.75	0.65	0.96	3.78	4.08	3.41
45 to 54 years	7,508	24.0	23.5	25.0	0.52	0.46	0.65	2.16	1.95	2.61
55 to 64 years	9,974	30.4	29.2	33.0	1.25	1.38	0.95	4.11	4.74	2.88
65 years and over	9,919	39.5	37.5	44.7	1.95	1.90	2.08	4.93	5.07	4.64

Sex
Men	17,201	25.6	23.7	30.4	0.97	0.93	1.06	3.78	3.93	3.47
Women	20,990	29.3	27.7	32.8	1.16	1.17	1.14	3.95	4.22	3.47

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(2)
White	31,441	27.0	25.1	31.5	1.11	1.11	1.13	4.11	4.40	3.58
Black or African American	4,692	27.0	24.5	(1)-	0.80	0.70	(1)-	2.97	2.87	3.15
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	3,544	26.1	(1)-	26.9	1.50	(1)-	1.19	5.74	6.45	4.43

Employment status
Employed	23,569	21.3	19.2	26.2	0.61	0.55	0.73	2.84	2.87	2.79
Full-time workers	18,386	20.4	18.3	25.1	0.57	0.54	0.63	2.81	2.98	2.52
Part-time workers	5,183	24.8	22.4	30.0	0.73	0.57	1.08	2.93	2.53	3.60
Not employed	14,622	37.8	36.4	41.2	1.82	1.86	1.73	4.83	5.12	4.20

Educational attainment, 25 years and over
Less than a high school diploma	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	5.00	6.74	2.32
High school graduates, no college	9,431	34.3	32.6	39.3	1.47	1.44	1.53	4.27	4.43	3.89
Some college or associate degree	8,216	27.4	26.6	29.0	1.28	1.32	1.19	4.67	4.98	4.09
Bachelor's degree and higher	16,689	25.5	23.0	31.2	0.81	0.73	0.99	3.18	3.17	3.18

Parent of household children under 18 years
Parent of one or more household children	7,616	17.8	15.9	22.1	0.44	0.40	0.52	2.44	2.50	2.36
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger	5,115	19.0	18.3	20.6	0.36	(1)-	0.43	1.88	1.77	2.08
Parent of a household child under age 6	2,501	15.4	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Not a parent of a household child	30,576	30.1	28.3	34.3	1.23	1.22	1.25	4.09	4.32	3.66

Marital status
No spouse or unmarried partner present in household	14,080	30.0	27.4	36.4	1.00	0.97	1.08	3.33	3.52	2.97
Spouse or unmarried partner present in household	24,111	26.2	24.9	29.2	1.11	1.11	1.12	4.25	4.47	3.82

Number of care recipients
Caring for one person	27,414	29.2	27.6	33.1	1.23	1.23	1.25	4.21	4.45	3.76
Caring for two people	8,877	22.5	19.9	28.1	0.57	0.54	0.64	2.55	2.72	2.29
Caring for three or more people	1,901	28.6	(1)-	(1)-	1.09	(1)-	(1)-	3.82	3.61	(1)-

Relationship to care recipient(3)
Eldercare providers caring for one person only	27,414	29.2	27.6	33.1	1.23	1.23	1.25	4.21	4.45	3.76
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(4)	3,026	74.4	72.3	79.7	4.57	4.55	4.60	6.13	6.30	5.77
Caring for a parent	11,652	29.6	27.5	34.5	1.09	1.09	1.11	3.69	3.95	3.23
Caring for a grandparent(5)	3,182	11.2	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	2.07	(1)-	(1)-
Caring for another related person	5,232	22.7	21.9	24.5	0.77	(1)-	(1)-	3.39	(1)-	3.27
Caring for a friend or neighbor	3,536	15.5	16.9	11.3	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	2.42

Age of care recipient
Eldercare providers caring for one person only	27,414	29.2	27.6	33.1	1.23	1.23	1.25	4.21	4.45	3.76
Caring for someone age 65 to 69	2,867	31.6	(1)-	(1)-	1.80	1.87	1.59	5.70	7.10	3.45
Caring for someone age 70 to 74	4,784	28.7	28.7	28.7	1.32	1.40	1.13	4.61	4.87	3.95
Caring for someone age 75 to 79	4,805	26.4	25.6	28.2	1.05	1.03	1.10	3.97	4.00	3.90
Caring for someone age 80 to 84	5,341	31.9	33.7	28.5	1.32	1.61	0.74	4.13	4.79	2.60
Caring for someone age 85 or older	9,617	28.8	25.2	37.0	1.06	0.83	1.58	3.69	3.31	4.28

Care of household or nonhousehold members(3)
Provided eldercare to household member(s) only	7,363	63.7	60.9	70.1	3.24	3.21	3.31	5.08	5.27	4.72
Provided eldercare to nonhousehold member(s) only	30,065	18.4	17.0	21.7	0.53	0.53	0.54	2.90	3.13	2.49

Frequency of care(6)
Provided care daily	9,439	65.9	64.3	69.2	3.28	3.42	2.99	4.98	5.33	4.32
Provided care several times a week	10,278	27.1	26.0	30.2	0.61	0.58	0.68	2.24	2.23	2.26
Provided care once a week	6,135	12.1	11.0	14.7	(1)-	(1)-	0.27	2.48	(1)-	1.83
Provided care several times a month	6,557	8.2	6.3	13.1	0.17	0.13	0.27	2.03	(1)-	2.05
Provided care once a month	4,081	3.5	2.0	6.5	0.08	(1)-	0.16	2.19	(1)-	2.54

Duration of care(7)
Provided care for less than 1 year	8,649	27.5	26.4	30.1	0.94	0.91	0.99	3.41	3.47	3.29
Provided care for 1 to 2 years	10,457	22.3	20.9	25.8	0.86	0.90	0.78	3.86	4.30	3.00
Provided care for 3 to 4 years	6,528	27.0	27.6	26.0	1.05	1.14	0.86	3.87	4.14	3.31
Provided care for 5 to 9 years	7,207	29.2	25.0	39.6	1.12	1.03	1.35	3.83	4.10	3.40
Provided care for 10 years or more	5,350	36.9	33.8	44.6	1.67	1.55	1.98	4.53	4.57	4.44
Footnotes (1) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards. (2) Not all race categories are shown. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. (3) Not all categories are shown. (4) Care for a spouse or unmarried partner may be underreported. See the Technical Note for more information. (5) 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." (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. Not all categories are shown. (7) For people 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.
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. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to people 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: September 25, 2025