This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults who supported various programs for caregivers as of 2018. In 2018, around 84 percent of respondents aged 40 years and older favored tax breaks for providing care.
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Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018
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Original question: To help Americans prepare for the costs of providing ongoing living assistance, would you favor, oppose, or
neither favor nor oppose each of the following?
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AP-NORC. (May 15, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018." Chart. May 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Supported Select Programs for Caregivers as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
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Percentage of U.S. adults who supported select programs for caregivers as of 2018 [Graph], AP-NORC, May 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730342/support-for-caregiver-programs-in-united-states/
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