This survey represents the age of the predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, sorted by the age of the caregiver. Some 56 percent of caregivers that were 18 to 49 years of age took care of a recipient between the age of 50 and 74 years.
Age of predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, by age of caregiver
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National Alliance for Caregiving. (May 14, 2020). Age of predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, by age of caregiver [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254854/age-of-predominant-us-care-recipient-2009-by-age-of-caregiver/
National Alliance for Caregiving. "Age of predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, by age of caregiver." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254854/age-of-predominant-us-care-recipient-2009-by-age-of-caregiver/
National Alliance for Caregiving. (2020). Age of predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, by age of caregiver. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254854/age-of-predominant-us-care-recipient-2009-by-age-of-caregiver/
National Alliance for Caregiving. "Age of Predominant Care Recipient in The United States as of 2019, by Age of Caregiver." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254854/age-of-predominant-us-care-recipient-2009-by-age-of-caregiver/
National Alliance for Caregiving, Age of predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, by age of caregiver Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254854/age-of-predominant-us-care-recipient-2009-by-age-of-caregiver/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Age of predominant care recipient in the United States as of 2019, by age of caregiver [Graph], National Alliance for Caregiving, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/254854/age-of-predominant-us-care-recipient-2009-by-age-of-caregiver/