The statistic above represents the top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013. In 2013, about 49 percent of the respondents stated they define being a burden on family as having family member who physically take care of them.
Top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Having family members physically take care of me
49%
Taking my family away from their own lives to care for me
30%
Having to ask them for money or to help pay my bills
28%
Causing emotional stress and worry among family members
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Merrill Lynch. (November 18, 2013). Top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325265/definitions-about-being-a-burden-on-family-by-us-americans-50-and-older/
Merrill Lynch. "Top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013." Chart. November 18, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325265/definitions-about-being-a-burden-on-family-by-us-americans-50-and-older/
Merrill Lynch. (2013). Top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325265/definitions-about-being-a-burden-on-family-by-us-americans-50-and-older/
Merrill Lynch. "Top Definitions of Being a Burden to The Family by U.S. Americans Aged 50 Years and Older in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325265/definitions-about-being-a-burden-on-family-by-us-americans-50-and-older/
Merrill Lynch, Top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325265/definitions-about-being-a-burden-on-family-by-us-americans-50-and-older/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Top definitions of being a burden to the family by U.S. Americans aged 50 years and older in 2013 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, November 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325265/definitions-about-being-a-burden-on-family-by-us-americans-50-and-older/
