Chart. Percentage of the U.S. population born between 1957 and 1964 who were eldercare providers, by employment status and whether recipient lived with provider, averages for the combined years 2011–16
Providers and nonproviders Employed Full-time workers Part-time workers Not employed

Total nonproviders

74.9 64.1 10.8 25.1

Men nonproviders

79.7 73.4 6.3 20.3

Women nonproviders

70.2 54.8 15.4 29.8

Total eldercare providers

79.9 68.1 11.8 20.1

Men eldercare providers

85.9 80.5 5.3 14.1

Women eldercare providers

75.2 58.3 16.8 24.8

Total eldercare to household members only

67.4 59.4 8 32.6

Men eldercare providers providing care to household members only

72.8 70.1 2.7 27.2

Women eldercare providers providing care to household members only

62.8 50.2 12.6 37.2

Total care to nonhousehold members only

81.6 69.7 11.9 18.4

Men eldercare providers providing care to nonhousehold members only

87.6 82.3 5.2 12.4

Women eldercare providers providing care to nonhousehold members only

76.9 59.8 17.1 23.1

Note: Data refer to persons born between 1957 and 1964.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.