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Table 9. Number and percent of eldercare providers who were parents of household children under age 18 by sex and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2021-2022

Table 9. Number and percent of eldercare providers who were parents of household children under age 18 by sex and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2021-2022 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Eldercare providers with children under age 18 living at home
Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Parent of household children under 18 years

Total, parent of one or more household children

 7,836 100.0 3,118 100.0 4,718 100.0

Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger

 5,344 68.2 2,011 64.5 3,333 70.6

Parent of a household child under age 6

 2,493 31.8 1,107 35.5 1,385 29.4

Employment status

Employed

 6,454 82.4 2,841 91.1 3,613 76.6

Full-time workers

 5,550 70.8 2,707 86.8 2,843 60.3

Part-time workers

 904 11.5 134 4.3 770 16.3

Not employed

 1,382 17.6 277 8.9 1,105 23.4

Marital status

No spouse or unmarried partner present in household

 1,045 13.3 247 7.9 798 16.9

Spouse or unmarried partner present in household

 6,791 86.7 2,871 92.1 3,920 83.1

Number of care recipients

Caring for one person

 4,717 60.2 1,984 63.6 2,733 57.9

Caring for two persons

 2,449 31.2 832 26.7 1,617 34.3

Caring for three or more persons

 671 8.6 303 9.7 369 7.8

Relationship to care recipient

Total, all eldercare providers

 7,836 (1)- 3,118 (1)- 4,718 (1)-

Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2)

 6 0.1 (3)- (4)- 6 0.1

Caring for a parent

 4,458 56.9 1,843 59.1 2,614 55.4

Caring for a grandparent(5)

 1,562 19.9 398 12.8 1,164 24.7

Caring for another related person

 2,044 26.1 846 27.1 1,197 25.4

Caring for a friend or neighbor

 680 8.7 312 10.0 369 7.8

Caring for someone else

 288 3.7 118 3.8 171 3.6

Age of care recipient

Total, all eldercare providers

 7,836 (1)- 3,118 (1)- 4,718 (1)-

Caring for someone age 65 to 69

 1,908 24.3 767 24.6 1,141 24.2

Caring for someone age 70 to 74

 2,139 27.3 874 28.0 1,265 26.8

Caring for someone age 75 to 79

 1,916 24.5 848 27.2 1,068 22.6

Caring for someone age 80 to 84

 1,917 24.5 622 20.0 1,295 27.5

Caring for someone age 85 or older

 1,925 24.6 712 22.8 1,213 25.7

Care of household or nonhousehold members(6)

Provided eldercare to household member(s) only

 669 8.5 262 8.4 407 8.6

Provided eldercare to nonhousehold member(s) only

 7,168 91.5 2,857 91.6 4,311 91.4

Frequency of care(7)

Provided care daily

 1,093 13.9 394 12.6 699 14.8

Provided care several times a week

 1,865 23.8 884 28.4 980 20.8

Provided care once a week

 1,634 20.9 571 18.3 1,063 22.5

Provided care several times a month

 1,769 22.6 616 19.7 1,154 24.4

Provided care once a month

 1,100 14.0 536 17.2 563 11.9

Other

 376 4.8 117 3.8 259 5.5

Duration of care(8)

Provided care for less than 1 year

 1,725 22.0 645 20.7 1,080 22.9

Provided care for 1 to 2 years

 2,218 28.3 822 26.4 1,395 29.6

Provided care for 3 to 4 years

 1,269 16.2 480 15.4 789 16.7

Provided care for 5 to 9 years

 1,467 18.7 585 18.7 883 18.7

Provided care for 10 years or more

 1,157 14.8 586 18.8 571 12.1

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) Estimate is less than 0.05 percent of the population.
(4) Estimate is approximately zero.
(5) Refers only to persons caring for a grandparent who did not live with them. Persons caring for a grandparent with whom they lived are included in the category "Caring for another related person."
(6) Not all categories are shown.
(7) 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.
(8) For persons 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 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