The numbers of people over 85 are growing faster than the numbers of typical caregivers (women aged 25 to 44) and may mean a shortage of caregivers in some regions.New England - Population

Julia Reade

English

Research Papers in Economics

8    Summer 007
Number of People over 85 Years Old 
per Each Woman Aged 25-44
The Caregiver Crunch
Across the country
New England
First Quintile
Second Quintile
Third Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Fifth Quintile
VT
MA
CT
RI
NH
ME
0.07-0.10
0.10-0.12
0.12-0.14
0.14-0.16
0.16-0.31
The typical caregiver for people over 85, 
a growing cohort, is a woman between the 
ages of 25 and 44. Because the numbers in 
the first group are growing faster than the 
numbers in the second, there may be a 
shortage of caregivers, particularly in the 
areas with the darkest colors on the maps.
PROTECTING Mapping
New England
Census Estimates, 005
Map: Julia Reade, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Mapping New England: the caregiver crunch

http://www.bostonfed.org/commdev/c&b/2007/summer/Reade_Map_Caregiver_Crunch.pdf

Mapping New England: the caregiver crunch

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