Caregiving for an elderly, disabled, or sick adult - Did each of the following contribute to you (not working/working less than 35 hours per week) in the last month?
Caregiving as a reason for not working or working less · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 20,115 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of D22_d first asked in 2023: wording or answer options differ from shed:D22_d.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 91% | 9% | 7090 | ±1 | |
| Lower income | 89% | 11% | 3624 | ±2 | |
| Middle income | 93% | 7% | 1979 |
| ±2 |
| Upper income | 94% | 6% | 1487 | ±3 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. 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.