Economic Value of Family Caregiving: 2004

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Economic Value of Family Caregiving 2004

• Peter S. Arno, PhD
• Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Montefiore Medical Center
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Presented at the Care Coordination the
Caregiver Forum Department of Veteran
Affairs NIH, Bethesda MD, January 25-27, 2006
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Economic Value of Family Caregiving, U.S.,
2004(Billions of Dollars)
Billions of Dollars
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Projected Number of Family Caregivers, 2004Based
on Data from the National Survey of Families and
Households (millions)
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Projected Number of Family Caregivers, 2004Based
on the Survey of Income and Program
Participation, (millions)
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Family Caregivers by Gender, US Based on Data
from the National Survey of Families and
Households
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Distribution of Caregiving Hours Per
WeekNational Family Caregiving Survey
of Caregivers
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Economic Value of Family Caregiving, U.S.,
2004(Billions of Dollars)
Billions of Dollars
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Family Caregiving by State, 2004
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Home Care, Nursing Home Care, Family Caregiving
and National Health Expenditures, U.S. 2004
Billions of Dollars
Expenditure data from Office of the Actuary, CMS,
Smith C, et al., Health Affairs. 200625.