By the Numbers - Oct. 20, 2014
5.5 million
The number of "military caregivers" in the U.S., according to the RAND Corporation's recent study, Hidden Heroes: America's Military Caregivers. Of this group, 1.1 million (19.6%) are providing care for "post-9/11 veterans."
According to statistics aggregated by the Family Caregiver Alliance (National Center on Caregiving), "65.7 million caregivers make up 29% of the U.S. adult population providing care to someone who is ill, disabled or aged."
A 2009 National Alliance for Caregiving/AARP survey found the average age of a caregiver to be 48; and noted that "51% of caregivers are between the ages of 18 and 49."
The RAND report indicated that, in general, military caregivers tend to mirror the civilian caregiver population except for Post-9/11 caregivers, who "tend to be younger, caring for a younger individual with a mental health or substance use condition, employed, and not connected to a support network. They are more likely to use mental health resources and services, and to use them more often."
5.5 million
The number of "military caregivers" in the U.S., according to the RAND Corporation's recent study, Hidden Heroes: America's Military Caregivers. Of this group, 1.1 million (19.6%) are providing care for "post-9/11 veterans."
According to statistics aggregated by the Family Caregiver Alliance (National Center on Caregiving), "65.7 million caregivers make up 29% of the U.S. adult population providing care to someone who is ill, disabled or aged."
A 2009 National Alliance for Caregiving/AARP survey found the average age of a caregiver to be 48; and noted that "51% of caregivers are between the ages of 18 and 49."
The RAND report indicated that, in general, military caregivers tend to mirror the civilian caregiver population except for Post-9/11 caregivers, who "tend to be younger, caring for a younger individual with a mental health or substance use condition, employed, and not connected to a support network. They are more likely to use mental health resources and services, and to use them more often."