This statistic displays the distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by the number of years they expected to provide care for. It was found that 18 percent of caregivers expected to provide care for between 11 and 20 years.
Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by expected number of years for caregiving
Original question: "How many years do you expect to be a caregiver over your lifetime (enter total number even if it spans more than one person you are/you might be caring for at different periods in your life and including anyone you have provided care for in the past?"
Definition of caregiving in the C.A.R.E. Study:
Situations where an individual is responsible for
providing care (emotional, financial, physical) or
the resources for that care to someone or several
people over a substantial period of time.
The caregiving could be for anyone in their life who
is or could be aging, ill or have special needs,
but does not include any caregiving that is done in
a professional capacity/as part of employment.
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Northwestern Mutual. (April 3, 2019). Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by expected number of years for caregiving [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017155/caregiver-expected-number-of-years-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. "Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by expected number of years for caregiving." Chart. April 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017155/caregiver-expected-number-of-years-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. (2019). Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by expected number of years for caregiving. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017155/caregiver-expected-number-of-years-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. "Distribution of Caregivers in The U.S. as of 2019, by Expected Number of Years for Caregiving." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017155/caregiver-expected-number-of-years-providing-care-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual, Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by expected number of years for caregiving Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017155/caregiver-expected-number-of-years-providing-care-distribution-us/ (last visited January 24, 2020)
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