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 2023-2024

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 2023-2024 [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	7,616	100.0	3,699	100.0	3,917	100.0
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger	5,115	67.2	2,374	64.2	2,741	70.0
Parent of a household child under age 6	2,501	32.8	1,325	35.8	1,176	30.0

Employment status
Employed	6,546	86.0	3,359	90.8	3,186	81.3
Full-time workers	5,482	72.0	3,114	84.2	2,368	60.4
Part-time workers	1,064	14.0	245	6.6	819	20.9
Not employed	1,070	14.0	339	9.2	731	18.7

Marital status
No spouse or unmarried partner present in household	1,034	13.6	236	6.4	798	20.4
Spouse or unmarried partner present in household	6,582	86.4	3,463	93.6	3,119	79.6

Number of care recipients
Caring for one person	4,729	62.1	2,159	58.4	2,571	65.6
Caring for two people	2,301	30.2	1,254	33.9	1,047	26.7
Caring for three or more people	585	7.7	286	7.7	299	7.6

Relationship to care recipient
Total, all eldercare providers	7,616	(1)-	3,699	(1)-	3,917	(1)-
Caring for a spouse or unmarried partner(2)	23	0.3	(3)-	(4)-	23	0.6
Caring for a parent	4,209	55.3	2,093	56.6	2,116	54.0
Caring for a grandparent(5)	1,148	15.1	441	11.9	707	18.0
Caring for another related person	2,182	28.6	1,146	31.0	1,036	26.4
Caring for a friend or neighbor	934	12.3	507	13.7	426	10.9
Caring for someone else	232	3.1	47	1.3	186	4.7

Age of care recipient
Total, all eldercare providers	7,616	(1)-	3,699	(1)-	3,917	(1)-
Caring for someone age 65 to 69	1,460	19.2	524	14.2	936	23.9
Caring for someone age 70 to 74	2,137	28.1	940	25.4	1,197	30.6
Caring for someone age 75 to 79	2,098	27.5	1,129	30.5	969	24.7
Caring for someone age 80 to 84	1,989	26.1	1,056	28.5	933	23.8
Caring for someone age 85 or older	1,591	20.9	824	22.3	767	19.6

Care of household or nonhousehold members(6)
Provided eldercare to household member(s) only	549	7.2	251	6.8	298	7.6
Provided eldercare to nonhousehold member(s) only	6,906	90.7	3,319	89.7	3,587	91.6

Frequency of care(7)
Provided care daily	1,183	15.5	637	17.2	546	13.9
Provided care several times a week	2,088	27.4	928	25.1	1,159	29.6
Provided care once a week	1,299	17.1	654	17.7	645	16.5
Provided care several times a month	1,629	21.4	816	22.1	813	20.8
Provided care once a month	984	12.9	487	13.2	497	12.7
Other	433	5.7	176	4.8	256	6.5

Duration of care(8)
Provided care for less than 1 year	1,946	25.6	809	21.9	1,137	29.0
Provided care for 1 to 2 years	2,109	27.7	956	25.8	1,153	29.4
Provided care for 3 to 4 years	1,420	18.7	766	20.7	654	16.7
Provided care for 5 to 9 years	1,167	15.3	641	17.3	526	13.4
Provided care for 10 years or more	974	12.8	527	14.3	447	11.4
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 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) 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 people 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 people who cared for at least one person age 65 or older. Data refer to people 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: September 25, 2025