This graph shows the share of adults aged 40 years and older with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways in the U.S. as of 2017. As much as 61 percent of the respondents stated they had talked to a health care professional to learn how to provide ongoing living assistance.
Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
You learned on the job or taught yourself how to do it
87%
You talked to a health care professional
61%
You talked to friends or family who had been caregivers to learn from their experiences
34%
You searched online for information about providing care
26%
You received formal training from a doctor or other health care professional on how to provide care
24%
The person you [provide/provided] care for showed you how to do it
23%
You read a newspaper, magazine, or book
19%
You took a class on providing care to seniors
12%
You have professional/educational experience providing care (VOL.)
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AP-NORC. (October 1, 2017). Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/832124/living-assistance-services-learning-sources-of-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/832124/living-assistance-services-learning-sources-of-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC. (2017). Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/832124/living-assistance-services-learning-sources-of-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of Older Adults with Caregiving Experience Who Had Learned Caregiving Assistance through The following Ways as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/832124/living-assistance-services-learning-sources-of-older-american-caregivers/
AP-NORC, Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/832124/living-assistance-services-learning-sources-of-older-american-caregivers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017 [Graph], AP-NORC, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/832124/living-assistance-services-learning-sources-of-older-american-caregivers/
