Caregiver's stress coping activities U.S. 2018

This statistic shows the percentage of caregivers in the U.S. who used select activities to cope with the difficulties of caregiving as of 2018. It was found that 63 percent of caregivers stated they prayed or meditated to cope with the difficulties of caregiving.

Percentage of caregivers in the U.S. who used select activities to cope with the difficulties of caregiving as of 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of caregivers
Pray or meditate	63%
Spend time outside	51%
Sleep less	44%
Avoid talking to people about the situation	38%
Eat more	32%
Avoid making tough decisions	32%
Exercise more	28%
Work more	27%
Sleep more	26%
Shop more	22%
Drink more alcoholic beverages	17%
Smoke or use tobacco more	17%

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 26 to July 10, 2018

Number of respondents

1,024 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

experience providing long-term care to a family member or friend

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: People cope with difficult situations in different ways. [Have you done/Did you do] any of the following to cope with difficult caregiving situations or not?

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