Family Caregiving

As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”

Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.

Multigenerational caregivers in the U.S., who account for 12% of parents, provide more than two and a half hours of unpaid care a day.

About one-in-seven U.S. adults provide unpaid care of some kind to another adult. Caregivers rate about half of their caregiving experiences as meaningful.

Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults say workers should receive paid leave when they need to take time off to care for a sick family member.

Americans generally support paid family and medical leave, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, but relatively few workers have access to it. Access to paid leave varies considerably by industry, type of employer and employer's size.

Many Americans support paid family and medical leave, and most supporters say employers should cover the costs.

Key findings from a @pewresearch study of public views of and experiences with family and medical leave.

Most Americans say workers should receive paid leave, but the level of support varies across different situations. Experiences with leave vary by income and gender.