Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Libraries’ strengths In addition to asking our online panel of library staff members about various services that libraries do offer or might offer in the future, we also asked about what they considered to be libraries’ strengths. One common theme was libraries’ role as a community center, and their connection to patrons and other local […]
Caregivers in the U.S. Thirty percent of U.S. adults say they help a loved one with personal needs or household chores, managing finances, arranging for outside services, or visiting regularly to see how they are doing. The majority of caregivers say they care for an adult, but about one in five caregivers has a child […]
Our September 2012 Health Tracking survey contains questions used in the reports “Mobile Health 2012,” “Health Online 2013,” “Tracking for Health,” “Family Caregivers are Wired for Health”, and “The Diagnosis Difference”.
30% of U.S. adults are caregivers. The internet is an integral part of the lives of people who care for loved ones.
About this Study This report is the result of collaboration between the Pew Internet Project and the California HealthCare Foundation. The Pew Internet & American Life Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Center, a nonprofit “fact tank” that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Project […]