“A slightly larger portion of informal caregivers [of people 65 or older] are adult children today than a decade ago-44 percent in 1999 and 36 percent in 1989.” (p.2)

Center on an Aging Society. (2005, February). A decade of informal caregiving: Are today's informal caregivers different than informal caregivers a decade ago? (Data Profile No. 1). Washington, DC: Center on an Aging Society. Retrieved August 21, 2005, from http://hpi.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/pubhtml/caregiver1/caregiver1.html

"This Data Profile provides an overview of informal caregivers today compared to caregivers a decade ago. For the purpose of this Data Profile, the term "informal caregiver" refers to the primary, unpaid helper of people age 65 or older residing in the community who need assistance with one or more basic everyday activities...The term "older people" refers to the population age 65 or older."

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