This statistic displays the distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by the age and status of the person they provided care for. It was found that 52 percent of caregivers provided care for a sick/ill and/or elderly adult.
Distribution of caregivers who provided care to select people in the U.S. as of 2019, by age and status
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Recipients
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Northwestern Mutual. (April 3, 2019). Distribution of caregivers who provided care to select people in the U.S. as of 2019, by age and status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017083/caregiver-patient-age-and-status-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. "Distribution of caregivers who provided care to select people in the U.S. as of 2019, by age and status." Chart. April 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017083/caregiver-patient-age-and-status-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. (2019). Distribution of caregivers who provided care to select people in the U.S. as of 2019, by age and status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017083/caregiver-patient-age-and-status-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual. "Distribution of Caregivers Who Provided Care to Select People in The U.S. as of 2019, by Age and Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017083/caregiver-patient-age-and-status-distribution-us/
Northwestern Mutual, Distribution of caregivers who provided care to select people in the U.S. as of 2019, by age and status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017083/caregiver-patient-age-and-status-distribution-us/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Distribution of caregivers who provided care to select people in the U.S. as of 2019, by age and status [Graph], Northwestern Mutual, April 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017083/caregiver-patient-age-and-status-distribution-us/