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Characteristic | Eldercare providers with children under age 18 living at home | |||||
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Total | Men | Women | ||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Parent of household children under 18 years |
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Total, parent of one or more household children |
8,211 | 100.0 | 3,221 | 100.0 | 4,989 | 100.0 |
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger |
5,367 | 65.4 | 2,153 | 66.8 | 3,214 | 64.4 |
Parent of a household child under age 6 |
2,844 | 34.6 | 1,069 | 33.2 | 1,775 | 35.6 |
Employment status |
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Employed |
6,741 | 82.1 | 2,982 | 92.6 | 3,759 | 75.3 |
Full-time workers |
5,634 | 68.6 | 2,868 | 89.0 | 2,766 | 55.4 |
Part-time workers |
1,107 | 13.5 | 114 | 3.5 | 993 | 19.9 |
Not employed |
1,470 | 17.9 | 240 | 7.4 | 1,230 | 24.7 |
Marital status |
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No spouse or unmarried partner present in household |
1,229 | 15.0 | 206 | 6.4 | 1,023 | 20.5 |
Spouse or unmarried partner present in household |
6,981 | 85.0 | 3,015 | 93.6 | 3,966 | 79.5 |
Number of care recipients |
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Caring for one person |
5,138 | 62.6 | 1,916 | 59.5 | 3,222 | 64.6 |
Caring for two persons |
2,397 | 29.2 | 949 | 29.5 | 1,448 | 29.0 |
Caring for three or more persons |
675 | 8.2 | 357 | 11.1 | 319 | 6.4 |
Relationship to care recipient |
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Total, all eldercare providers |
8,211 | (1)- | 3,221 | (1)- | 4,989 | (1)- |
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2) |
9 | 0.1 | (3)- | (4)- | 9 | 0.2 |
Caring for a parent |
3,924 | 47.8 | 1,774 | 55.1 | 2,149 | 43.1 |
Caring for a grandparent(5) |
1,654 | 20.1 | 369 | 11.5 | 1,285 | 25.8 |
Caring for another related person |
2,141 | 26.1 | 1,003 | 31.1 | 1,139 | 22.8 |
Caring for a friend or neighbor |
1,242 | 15.1 | 518 | 16.1 | 724 | 14.5 |
Caring for someone else |
545 | 6.6 | 141 | 4.4 | 404 | 8.1 |
Age of care recipient |
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Total, all eldercare providers |
8,211 | (1)- | 3,221 | (1)- | 4,989 | (1)- |
Caring for someone age 65 to 69 |
1,310 | 16.0 | 519 | 16.1 | 791 | 15.9 |
Caring for someone age 70 to 74 |
2,257 | 27.5 | 1,043 | 32.4 | 1,215 | 24.3 |
Caring for someone age 75 to 79 |
2,273 | 27.7 | 914 | 28.4 | 1,359 | 27.2 |
Caring for someone age 80 to 84 |
1,970 | 24.0 | 676 | 21.0 | 1,294 | 25.9 |
Caring for someone age 85 or older |
2,394 | 29.2 | 978 | 30.4 | 1,415 | 28.4 |
Care of household or nonhousehold members(6) |
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Provided eldercare to household member(s) only |
460 | 5.6 | 148 | 4.6 | 312 | 6.3 |
Provided eldercare to nonhousehold member(s) only |
7,613 | 92.7 | 3,040 | 94.4 | 4,573 | 91.7 |
Frequency of care(7) |
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Provided care daily |
1,007 | 12.3 | 348 | 10.8 | 659 | 13.2 |
Provided care several times a week |
1,850 | 22.5 | 673 | 20.9 | 1,177 | 23.6 |
Provided care once a week |
1,745 | 21.3 | 671 | 20.8 | 1,074 | 21.5 |
Provided care several times a month |
2,020 | 24.6 | 810 | 25.2 | 1,209 | 24.2 |
Provided care once a month |
1,137 | 13.9 | 627 | 19.4 | 511 | 10.2 |
Other |
453 | 5.5 | 93 | 2.9 | 359 | 7.2 |
Duration of care(8) |
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Provided care for less than 1 year |
2,009 | 24.5 | 619 | 19.2 | 1,390 | 27.9 |
Provided care for 1 to 2 years |
2,298 | 28.0 | 847 | 26.3 | 1,450 | 29.1 |
Provided care for 3 to 4 years |
1,204 | 14.7 | 554 | 17.2 | 649 | 13.0 |
Provided care for 5 to 9 years |
1,609 | 19.6 | 657 | 20.4 | 952 | 19.1 |
Provided care for 10 years or more |
1,091 | 13.3 | 544 | 16.9 | 547 | 11.0 |
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. |