Table 6. Time spent providing eldercare and percent of eldercare providers engaging in caregiving by day of week and caregiving activity, averages for the combined years 2021-2022
Table 6. Time spent providing eldercare and percent of eldercare providers engaging in caregiving by day of week and caregiving activity, averages for the combined years 2021-2022
| Caregiving activity |
Eldercare providers |
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 |
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 |
- |
- |
- |
3.59 |
3.65 |
3.45 |
Eating and drinking |
6.3 |
5.5 |
8.6 |
23.0 |
22.1 |
25.1 |
0.23 |
0.20 |
0.30 |
Household activities |
19.5 |
18.9 |
21.2 |
39.9 |
39.6 |
40.5 |
0.70 |
0.69 |
0.73 |
Housework |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
15.0 |
16.3 |
11.9 |
0.22 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
Food preparation and cleanup |
8.6 |
7.8 |
10.6 |
26.9 |
26.0 |
29.0 |
0.31 |
0.28 |
0.36 |
Lawn and garden care |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
Household management |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
Purchasing goods and services |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
12.8 |
13.7 |
10.8 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
Caring for and helping household members |
12.4 |
15.4 |
4.4 |
22.4 |
25.8 |
13.8 |
0.44 |
0.56 |
0.15 |
Caring for household adults |
11.3 |
14.1 |
3.9 |
19.1 |
22.1 |
11.6 |
0.41 |
0.51 |
0.14 |
Physical care for household adults |
7.6 |
9.4 |
3.0 |
12.6 |
14.1 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
0.11 |
Providing medical care to household adults |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
Helping household adults |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
- |
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members |
11.7 |
12.1 |
10.5 |
25.4 |
22.5 |
32.7 |
0.42 |
0.44 |
0.36 |
Caring for nonhousehold adults |
5.7 |
6.7 |
3.2 |
10.3 |
10.6 |
9.7 |
0.21 |
0.24 |
0.11 |
Physical care for nonhousehold adults |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
Providing medical care to nonhousehold adults |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
- |
Helping nonhousehold adults |
5.8 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
17.6 |
15.3 |
23.4 |
0.21 |
0.20 |
0.24 |
Housework, cooking, and shopping assistance for nonhousehold adults |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
House and lawn maintenance and repair assistance for nonhousehold adults |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
Picking up and dropping off nonhousehold adults |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
Working and work-related activities |
3.9 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
0.14 |
0.19 |
- |
Organizational, civic, and religious activities |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.07 |
Leisure and sports |
31.5 |
27.3 |
42.8 |
34.0 |
33.5 |
35.3 |
1.13 |
0.99 |
1.47 |
Socializing and communicating |
9.6 |
8.3 |
13.0 |
18.6 |
19.0 |
17.7 |
0.35 |
0.30 |
0.45 |
Watching TV |
15.5 |
13.6 |
20.4 |
14.3 |
13.6 |
16.1 |
0.56 |
0.50 |
0.71 |
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.02 |
- |
- |
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
5.6 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
Traveling |
5.1 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
24.6 |
25.3 |
22.8 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.14 |
Other activities, not elsewhere classified |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.05 |
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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.
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Last Modified Date: September 21, 2023
United States Department of Labor
