This graph shows the share of adults with caregiving experience who provide or had provided different types of ongoing living assistance or home health services in the U.S. as of 2018. Around 85 percent of respondents aged 40 years and older stated they had provided household assistance by shopping for groceries.
Percentage of adults with caregiving experience who had provided the following types of caregiving assistance as of 2018
Characteristic
Age 18 to 39 years
Age 40 years and older
Shopping for groceries
77%
85%
Transportation to doctor’s appointments or other services
60%
82%
Cooking, meal preparation, and feeding
74%
74%
Housekeeping, such as cleaning and laundry
83%
78%
Arranging or supervising services like doctor’s appointments
47%
76%
Reminders to take medicine
38%
31%
Making sure bills are paid or managing finances
48%
69%
Getting around inside the home
43%
45%
Bathing/ toileting
33%
47%
Administering medicine
37%
52%
Checking blood pressure or checking blood glucose, such as for diabetics
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AP-NORC. (October 15, 2018). Percentage of adults with caregiving experience who had provided the following types of caregiving assistance as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/832072/living-assistance-or-home-health-services-by-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of adults with caregiving experience who had provided the following types of caregiving assistance as of 2018." Chart. October 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/832072/living-assistance-or-home-health-services-by-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC. (2018). Percentage of adults with caregiving experience who had provided the following types of caregiving assistance as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/832072/living-assistance-or-home-health-services-by-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of Adults with Caregiving Experience Who Had Provided The following Types of Caregiving Assistance as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/832072/living-assistance-or-home-health-services-by-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC, Percentage of adults with caregiving experience who had provided the following types of caregiving assistance as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/832072/living-assistance-or-home-health-services-by-older-american-caregivers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults with caregiving experience who had provided the following types of caregiving assistance as of 2018 [Graph], AP-NORC, October 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/832072/living-assistance-or-home-health-services-by-older-american-caregivers/
