期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 19, 期 21, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114076
关键词
caregiving; care provision; young people; prevalence; duration; inequalities
资金
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [ES/W001454/1]
This study provides an up-to-date description of young adult carers in the UK in the 2010s, using data from the nationally representative UK Household Longitudinal Study. The study reveals that around 9% of young adults aged 16-29 are carers, with this prevalence remaining stable throughout the 2010s. Carers have more disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, are more likely to be from ethnic minorities, and report poorer health, especially if they provide care for multiple waves.
Despite growing interest in young adult carers, little is known about trends in prevalence of caregiving among young adults aged 16-29. Furthermore, few studies have so far investigated demographic, health, and socioeconomic inequalities in the duration of care among young carers as well as demographic differences in caregiving characteristics. Using data from 11 waves of the nationally representative UK Household Longitudinal Study (2009-2021), we first estimated the prevalence of caregiving among 16-29 years-old adults at each wave. Results show that about 9% of those aged 16-29 provided care, and that this prevalence remained stable throughout the 2010s. Then, selecting respondents who participated for three waves of more, we assessed demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics associated with duration of care using ordinal regression models. Almost 52% of carers cared at two or more waves. Compared to non-carers, those who cared had more disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, were from ethnic minorities and reported poorer health, particularly if they cared at two or more waves. Finally, focusing on carers, we tested differences by sex, age, and urbanicity in care relationships, intensity, and duration. Overall, women and those aged 25-29 cared for longer hours, for more people, and for more years than men and younger carers respectively. Put together, these findings provide an up-to-date description of young carers in the 2010s in the UK.
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