This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults who supported various programs for caregivers as of 2018. In 2018, around 84 percent of respondents aged 40 years and older favored tax breaks for providing care.
Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018
Characteristic
18 to 39 years
40 years and older
Tax breaks for providing care
71%
84%
Paid family leave for workers
70%
80%
Tax breaks for employers who provide paid family leave
62%
78%
Medicare benefit for temporary care
61%
79%
Changing social security to give credit to care givers
Original question: To help Americans prepare for the costs of providing ongoing living assistance, would you favor, oppose, or
neither favor nor oppose each of the following?
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AP-NORC. (May 15, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018." Chart. May 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Supported Select Programs for Caregivers as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC, Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018 [Graph], AP-NORC, May 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
