Collecting Information on Caregivers' Financial Well-Being: A Document Review of Federal Surveys in Canada.

ABSTRACT: Population-based surveys conducted by governments inform strategies concerning emergent areas of policy interest. One such area is unpaid caregiving in the context of an aging population. In the Canadian and global contexts, research suggests a need for public financial support to mitigate financial risks of caregiving. In this document analysis, we reviewed 17 federal surveys since 2005 to understand how caregiving-related information is captured. We found that caregiving-related questions were largely derived from two surveys, the General Social Survey and the Canadian Community Health Survey. However, gaps exist concerning questions related to estimates of private care expenditure, and the impacts of older adult caregiving across domains of financial risk (income, productivity, and heal

SUBMITTER: Marani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434210 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature