Hours of distance from caregiver to care recipient in the U.S. 2019

Published by Frédéric Michas, Jul 14, 2020

This survey depicts the distance between caregivers and care recipients in the United States as of 2019. In that year, 13 percent of the caregivers reported that their care recipient was between 20 minutes to an hour away.

Caregiver distance from care recipient in the United States as of 2019*

Distance	Percentage of respondents
In your household	40%
Less than 20 minutes away	36%
20 minutes to 1 hour	13%
1 to 2 hours	4%
More than 2 hours	7%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

1,392 caregivers

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Original question: Where does/did your [relation] live at the time you provided care?

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