24%
Percentage of U.S. adults with a parent age 65 or older who consider themselves caregivers for that parent, regularly helping them with errands, housework or home repairs, health care management, financial management, and personal care. Similarly, 25% of U.S. adults say they’re caregivers of an aging spouse or partner who is 65 or older.
39%
Percentage of lower-income adults who are caregivers of an aging parent, spouse, or partner, compared with 23% of middle-income adults and 16% of upper-income adults. Meanwhile, 28% of women consider themselves caregivers of an aging parent, spouse, or partner, compared with 23% of men.
56%
Percentage of men and women caring for an aging parent who say that helping that parent with daily tasks has had a positive impact on their relationship. Another 16% say the impact has been negative, while 28% were neutral on the topic.
47%
Percentage of women who say caring for an aging parent has had a negative impact on their emotional well-being, compared with 30% of male caretakers of an aging parent. Similarly, 38% of female caretakers say this caregiving has taken a negative toll on their physical health, compared with 26% of men.
