This survey depicts the impacts that informal caregivers in the United States have experienced at the workplace due to their caregiving, as of 2019. About 14 percent of caregivers reported that they had to take a leave of absence.
Impacts experienced by informal caregivers at the workplace in the United States as of 2019*
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Any of these
61%
Go in late, leave early, take time off
53%
Reduce work hours/take less demanding job
15%
Leave of absence
14%
Receive warning about performance/attendance
8%
Turn down promotion
7%
Give up work entirely
6%
Retired early
5%
Lose job benefits
4%
None of these
39%
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National Alliance for Caregiving. (May 14, 2020). Impacts experienced by informal caregivers at the workplace in the United States as of 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/442951/impact-at-workplace-due-to-informal-caregiving-in-the-us/
National Alliance for Caregiving. "Impacts experienced by informal caregivers at the workplace in the United States as of 2019*." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442951/impact-at-workplace-due-to-informal-caregiving-in-the-us/
National Alliance for Caregiving. (2020). Impacts experienced by informal caregivers at the workplace in the United States as of 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442951/impact-at-workplace-due-to-informal-caregiving-in-the-us/
National Alliance for Caregiving. "Impacts Experienced by Informal Caregivers at The Workplace in The United States as of 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442951/impact-at-workplace-due-to-informal-caregiving-in-the-us/
National Alliance for Caregiving, Impacts experienced by informal caregivers at the workplace in the United States as of 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442951/impact-at-workplace-due-to-informal-caregiving-in-the-us/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Impacts experienced by informal caregivers at the workplace in the United States as of 2019* [Graph], National Alliance for Caregiving, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/442951/impact-at-workplace-due-to-informal-caregiving-in-the-us/
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