FAST FACT: One-Third of U.S. Adults are Care-Givers

December 11, 2009 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird

Nearly one-third of U.S. adults play caregiver roles in households across the nation according to Caregiving in the U.S. 2009 [2]report. The report was funded by the MetLife Foundation and conducted for the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP by Matthew Greenwald & Associates. The report also found that

• Caregivers provide an average of 20 hours a week of care
• 66% of caregivers are women
• One in seven caregivers provides care for a child with special needs
• One in six caregivers report that caregiving has a negative impact on their health

To read the entire report, click here [3].