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Caregiving activity | Eldercare providers | ||||||||
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Percent distribution of time spent in selected eldercare activities |
On days they provided care | ||||||||
Total | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | Percent who engaged in caregiving activity(1) |
Average hours spent providing care | |||||
Total | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | Total | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | ||||
Total, activities reported as care done for those age 65 and over |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | (1)- | (1)- | (1)- | 3.88 | 4.10 | 3.47 |
Eating and drinking |
8.1 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 29.1 | 31.5 | 24.6 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
Household activities |
22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 42.1 | 41.7 | 42.8 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.80 |
Housework |
6.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.19 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
10.7 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 34.3 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.43 |
Lawn and garden care |
2.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.10 | 0.12 | (2)- |
Household management |
1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Purchasing goods and services |
3.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
Caring for and helping household members |
9.0 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 20.9 | 22.6 | 17.8 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.27 |
Caring for household adults |
7.8 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 15.9 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.22 |
Physical care for household adults |
4.5 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.19 |
Providing medical care to household adults |
1.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
Helping household adults |
0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.02 | 0.03 | (2)- |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
8.8 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.33 |
Caring for nonhousehold adults |
3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Physical care for nonhousehold adults |
2.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
Providing medical care to nonhousehold adults |
0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.01 | (2)- | 0.02 |
Helping nonhousehold adults |
4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
Housework, cooking, and shopping assistance for nonhousehold adults |
2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
House and lawn maintenance and repair assistance for nonhousehold adults |
1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.04 | (2)- | 0.03 |
Picking up and dropping off nonhousehold adults |
0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Working and work-related activities |
4.5 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.18 | 0.22 | (2)- |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
Leisure and sports |
33.7 | 32.1 | 37.2 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.29 |
Socializing and communicating |
10.5 | 9.3 | 13.2 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.46 |
Watching TV |
17.5 | 16.9 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.65 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.02 | 0.03 | (2)- |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
1.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
Traveling |
5.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 30.1 | 19.8 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
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 people who cared for at least one person age 65 or older. Data refer to people 15 years and over. |