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Thinking about elderly people who need some help in their everyday lives, such as help with grocery shopping, cleaning the house, doing the laundry etc. Who do you think should primarily provide this help?
Who should provide everyday help for the elderly · Asked in 2 waves, 2012–2022 · 2,462 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Family members | Government agencies | Non-profit organizations (e.g., charitable organizations, churches/religious organizations) | Private providers of this kind of help | Employers | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,160 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,302 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 55% |
| 29% |
| 9% |
| 7% |
| 1% |
| 1160 |
| ±5 |
| Northeast | 53% | 32% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 172 | ±11 |
| Midwest | 57% | 24% | 11% | 9% | – | 244 | ±11 |
| South | 55% | 31% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 474 | ±7 |
| West | 54% | 27% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 270 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.