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U.S. caregivers who learnt caregiving assistance in various ways in 2017

Percentage of older adults with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways as of 2017

The data displays the share of adults aged 40 years and older with caregiving experience who had learned caregiving assistance through the following ways in the United States as of 2017. As much as 61% of the respondents stated they had talked to a health care professional to learn how to provide ongoing living assistance.

You learned on the job or taught yourself how to do it	87
You talked to a health care professional	61
You talked to friends or family who had been caregivers to learn from their experiences	34
You searched online for information about providing care	26
You received formal training from a doctor or other health care professional on how to provide care	24
The person you [provide/provided] care for showed you how to do it	23
You read a newspaper, magazine, or book	19
You took a class on providing care to seniors	12
You have professional/educational experience providing care (VOL.)	6
You learned in another way – please specify	4

U.S. caregivers who learnt caregiving assistance in various ways in 2017

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