Characteristics of Caregivers Based on the 1996 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation
January 2001
DHHS, Administration on Aging
Lewin contact: Lisa Alecxih
This issue brief, supported by the Adminstration on Aging, examines caregivers providing regular assistance to individuals with a disability or long-term health problem of all ages in 1998. It is intended to provide the Aging Network with general socio-demographic information about its potential target populations as a background for designing and implementing caregiver support services around the National Family Caregiver Support Program.