Number of hours per day caregivers in the U.S. spent providing care as of 2019

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
This statistic displays the distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by the number of hours per day they usually spent providing care. It was found that 55 percent of caregivers spent 6 or more hours per day providing care.

Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by time spent per day providing care

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Release date

April 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 13 and February 22, 2019

Number of respondents

1,400 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

All qualified current and past caregivers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How many hours a day do/did you usually spend providing care?"

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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