Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 6, 2019
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December 6, 2019: Forty million Americans voluntarily provide a wide range of services to assist the elderly. The services range from preparing meals and providing transportation to grooming and simply being a companion. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of these caregivers are women.[1]
Most of these eldercare providers (58%) are assisting a parent or grandparent. Another 25% provide support for another relative and 16% help a friend or neighbor.[2]
A total of 8 million Americans provide care for an elderly person while also having children living at home.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Department of Labor, "Economic News Release, Unpaid Eldercare in the United States--2017-2018 Summary," November 22, 2019
- ↑ United States Department of Labor, "Economic News Release, Table 3. Eldercare providers by relationship to care recipient and selected characteristics of eldercare providers, averages for the combined years 2017-2018," accessed November 22, 2019
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