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Comparison of informal caregiving by black and white older adults in a community population
Author(s)	Judith J McCann, Liesi E Hebert, Laurel A Beckett
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 12, December 2000
Pages	pp 1612-1617
Keywords	Black people ; White people ; Informal care ; Living in the community ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	The study was conducted as part of the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) in a geographically defined community of 5924 residents (61.4% black; 38.6% white) aged 65 and over, who answered questions about informal caregiving responsibilities, and health and social factors. Compared with whites, blacks were 30% more likely to be caregivers, spent almost 13 more hours each week on caregiving activities, and were more likely to assist friends. Both the probability of, and time spent, caregiving increased significantly with age for married people, and was lower for men than women. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010214215 B
Classmark	TKE: TKA: P6: K4: 48: 7T
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