TABLE 1

Hours of Unpaid Care and Its Economic Value (3,4,12)

Parameter201320152016
Number of family and other unpaid caregivers15.5 million15.9 million15.9 million
Hours of unpaid care17.7 billion18.1 billion18.2 billion
Hours of care per caregiver per week21.9 h21.9 h21.9 h
Hours of care per caregiver per year1,139 h1,139 h1,139 h
Hourly rate$12.45$12.25$12.65
Total cost$220.3 billion$221.3 billion$230 billion