The research is based on quantitative online interviews that were conducted in 2014. All total, the report includes responses from more than 1,200 family caregivers, ages 18 and older, who care for an individual of any age.
Highlighted below are seven takeaways from the research.
1. The majority (82 percent) of caregivers provide care for someone they live with or who lives within a 20 minute commute of the caregiver.
2. Sixty percent of caregivers are female. The average caregiver is a 49-year-old female caring for a 69-year-old relative, frequently her mother.
3. Nearly one quarter of America’s caregivers are millennials between 18 and 34 years old. Millennial caregivers are equally likely to be male or female.
4. The racial/ethnic makeup of the caregivers who responded to the survey was 56 percent non-Hispanic white, 17 percent Hispanic, 16 percent non-Hispanic African-American, 8 percent Asian American and 3 percent another race.
5. Roughly one-third (34 percent) of caregivers have a full-time job. Twenty-five percent work part time. The average amount of time caregivers spend providing care is 34.7 hours a week.
6. With an average household income of $45,700, many caregivers are financially strained.
7. Additionally, 38 percent of caregivers report high emotional stress from the demands of caregiving.
To access the full “Caregiving in the U.S. 2015” report, click here.
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