Who is caring for the caregivers?: the financial, physical, and mental health costs of caregiving in California
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Health policy brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
- Author(s):
- Tan, Sean, author Kudaravalli, Sriya, author Kietzman,Kathryn, author
- Contributor(s):
- UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Los Angeles, CA : UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, November 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Caregiver Burden -- economics Caregiver Burden -- psychology Caregivers -- economics Caregivers -- psychology Racial Groups Social Support California United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Data from the 2020 California Health Interview Survey indicate that a sizable proportion of family and friend caregivers in California are struggling financially, experiencing physical or mental health problems, and receiving little if any financial support for their caregiving responsibilities. In 2020, 1 in 4 California caregivers provided 20 or more hours of care to a family member or friend in a typical week, yet only around 1 in 11 received payment for any of the hours spent providing care. More than 20% reported that caring for a family member or friend was "somewhat" to "extremely" financially stressful, with Black or African American (28%), Asian (23.4%), and Latinx adult caregivers (21.9%) more likely than white adult caregivers (17.7%) to report this experience. In addition to financial concerns, about 1 in 7 caregivers (13.5%) reported a physical or mental health problem within the past 12 months due to caregiving. Fewer than 1% of California caregivers reported using employment-based leave benefits to support their caregiving responsibilities in 2020.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918315983806676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918315983806676