Informal care for adults: a comparison of Time Use Surveys of 2004 and 2013

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Olga Zajkowska
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6520-1303
Magdalena Rokicka
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1710-0967

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe daily patterns and changes in time use of people dealing with elderly informal care in Poland. Based on Time Use Survey 2004 and 2013 we show that with increasing population of adults requiring care the profile of average caregiver also changes. We observe more caregivers. More often they are women and more often are retired. In consequence average time spent on caregiving also increases. We conclude that this trend will continue and therefore both market and state suppy of the caregiving services is required.

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Zajkowska, O., & Rokicka, M. (2021). Informal care for adults: a comparison of Time Use Surveys of 2004 and 2013. Studia Demograficzne, 179(1). https://doi.org/10.33119/SD.2021.1.3
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Original research papers & review papers