| |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
According to a 2008 analysis of HRS data, when a spouse provided care, he or she served as the primary caregiver to the individual in need. 87% of late-middle-aged adults, 84% of young-old adults, and 81% of older-old adults served as primary caregivers to a spouse needing care. However, a substantial minority of spouses did not provide any care to their loved one: 12.6% of late middle-aged adults, 16.0% of young-old adults, and 18.7% of older old adults received most of their care from someone other than their spouse. (Table 2, p. S232)
Lima, J. C., Allen, S. M., Goldscheider, F., & Intrator, O. (2008). Spousal caregiving in late midlife versus older ages: Implications of work and family obligations. The Journals of Gerontology.Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 63(4), S229-38.
This report is based on analysis of the 2000 wave of the Health and Retirement Suvery. 2,259 respondents reported difficulty performing and as a result received assistance with at least one activity of daily living (ADL) or instrumental ADL (IADL); of those 1,218 were married at the time of the survey and composed the analytic sample for this research
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
140 Commonwealth Avenue - McGuinn, 6th Floor - Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Email: age.work@bc.edu - Phone: 617.552.9195 - Fax: 617.552.9202
|
|
|
 |
|
| produced by ineri |
