A friend or neighbor - Do you regularly provide unpaid help or care to each of the following people due to aging, disability, or illness?
Provides unpaid care to a friend or neighbor · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 6,392 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | 80% | 20% | 2349 | ±2 | |
| Northeast | 78% | 22% | 377 | ±5 | |
| Midwest | 76% | 24% | 528 |
| ±5 |
| South | 82% | 18% | 922 | ±3 |
| West | 79% | 21% | 522 | ±5 |
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.