Nearly one-in-five Americans provided unpaid elder care
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 19% of Americans said they had served as an unpaid caregiver for one or more elderly family members or friends for at least six months of the past year.
About eight-in-ten said they had not served as an unpaid caregiver in that period (81%).
Topline distribution
19% of Americans gave unpaid care to elderly family or friends in the past year.
Have you served as an unpaid caregiver for one or more elderly family members or friends for at least six months of the past year?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Have you served as an unpaid caregiver for one or more elderly family members or friends for at least six months of the past year?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.