This survey shows the percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States, as of February 2016, by age. Around 50 percent of working respondents aged 65 years and older said that they had at sometime taken care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member while at their current job.
Percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States as of February 2016, by age
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Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR. (July 11, 2016). Percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States as of February 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642789/workers-taking-care-of-physically-suffering-family-members-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, und RWJF, und NPR. "Percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States as of February 2016, by age." Chart. July 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642789/workers-taking-care-of-physically-suffering-family-members-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, RWJF, NPR. (2016). Percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States as of February 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642789/workers-taking-care-of-physically-suffering-family-members-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, and RWJF, and NPR. "Percentage of Workers Who Had to Take Care of a Seriously Ill, Injured or Disabled Family Member in The United States as of February 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642789/workers-taking-care-of-physically-suffering-family-members-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health & RWJF & NPR, Percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States as of February 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642789/workers-taking-care-of-physically-suffering-family-members-in-us/ (last visited April 08, 2025)
Percentage of workers who had to take care of a seriously ill, injured or disabled family member in the United States as of February 2016, by age [Graph], Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR, July 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642789/workers-taking-care-of-physically-suffering-family-members-in-us/
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