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U.S. caregivers support from employers in 2017, by gender

Percentage of older adults providing caregiving in the U.S. whose employers were supportive of their caregiving role as of 2017, by gender

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with caregiving experience whose employers were supportive of their caregiving role as of 2017, by gender. As much as 54% of the female respondents stated that their employer is/was very or extremely supportive of their role as a caregiver.

Very or extremely supportive 48 54 40
Somewhat supportive 29 29 30
Not too or not at all supportive 18 15 23