People with whom older caregivers shared caregiving responsibility U.S. 2017 | Statista

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This graph shows the share of adults aged 40 years and older with caregiving experience who shared caregiving responsibilities with the following people in the U.S. as of 2017. As much as 44 percent of the survey respondents stated that they shared their caregiving responsibility with a sibling(s).

Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who shared caregiving responsibilities with the following people in the U.S. as of 2017

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
A sibling(s)	44%
A paid caregiver, such as a home health aide	41%
Your spouse or partner	35%
Another extended family member(s)	29%
A daughter or daughter-in-law	16%
Your mother	16%
A close friend	15%
A neighbor	14%
A son or son-in-law	8%
Your father	8%
A parent in-law	5%
A grandparent	2%
Someone else – please specify	1%

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Release date

2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 27 to July 31, 2017

Number of respondents

1,004 respondents

Age group

40 years and above

Special properties

Americans with caregiving experience

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: [Do you/Did you] share caregiving responsibilities with any of the following people?

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