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Table 3. Eldercare providers by relationship to care recipient and selected characteristics of eldercare providers, averages for the combined years 2021-2022

Table 3. Eldercare providers by relationship to care recipient and selected characteristics of eldercare providers, averages for the combined years 2021-2022
Characteristic Number of eldercare providers (in thousands) Percent of eldercare providers caring for(1)
A spouse or unmarried partner(2) A parent A grandparent(3) Another related
person
A friend or neighbor Someone else

Age

Total, 15 years and over

37,106 7.6 46.3 15.0 22.8 14.7 4.2

15 to 24 years

3,623 0.6 7.5 (4)- 13.6 6.1 5.3

25 to 34 years

3,236 (5)- 32.1 56.6 12.7 5.3 4.6

35 to 44 years

5,031 (5)- 60.2 18.1 26.1 9.2 4.9

45 to 54 years

7,941 1.1 70.8 3.7 24.9 9.2 3.7

55 to 64 years

8,911 4.2 60.1 0.3 24.8 16.4 3.9

65 years and over

8,365 27.7 22.1 0.1 24.8 28.7 4.2

Sex

Men

15,216 6.3 45.0 16.3 24.3 13.3 3.4

Women

21,890 8.4 47.1 14.1 21.8 15.6 4.8

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(6)

White

30,313 7.8 46.4 14.4 22.8 15.5 3.7

Black or African American

4,646 7.4 45.2 16.7 21.7 12.9 6.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

3,613 6.7 51.4 14.3 18.0 13.6 4.4

Employment status

Employed

22,772 2.5 55.1 16.1 23.2 11.6 4.2

Full-time workers

18,424 2.1 58.4 14.2 23.3 10.6 4.3

Part-time workers

4,348 4.1 41.0 24.3 22.7 16.0 4.0

Not employed

14,334 15.6 32.2 13.2 22.3 19.6 4.3

Educational attainment, 25 years and over

Less than a high school diploma

1,491 (4)- (4)- 4.8 13.8 (4)- 7.7

High school graduates, no college

8,591 10.8 49.5 10.4 19.8 16.2 3.3

Some college or associate degree

7,891 7.8 49.2 10.3 21.8 17.0 3.2

Bachelor's degree and higher

15,511 6.1 52.9 8.3 28.1 14.4 4.7

Parent of household children under 18 years

Parent of one or more household children

7,836 0.1 56.9 19.9 26.1 8.7 3.7

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

5,344 0.1 62.4 13.9 27.8 9.4 3.7

Parent of a household child under age 6

2,493 (5)- 45.0 32.9 22.4 7.2 3.7

Not a parent of a household child

29,270 9.6 43.4 13.7 22.0 16.3 4.4

Marital status

No spouse or unmarried partner present in household

14,594 1.0 44.1 25.4 13.7 18.2 4.7

Spouse or unmarried partner present in household

22,513 11.8 47.6 8.2 28.8 12.4 4.0

Footnotes
(1) Categories sum to more than 100 percent because some eldercare providers cared for multiple persons with whom they had different relationships.
(2) Care for a spouse or unmarried partner may be underreported. See the Technical Note for more information.
(3) 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 "Another related person."
(4) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
(5) Estimate is approximately zero.
(6) Not all race categories are shown. Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.

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. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.

Last Modified Date: September 21, 2023