Labor Market Work and Home Care's Unpaid Caregivers: A Systematic Review of Labor Force Participation Rates, Predictors of Labor Market Withdrawal, and Hours of Work

As people continue to age and receive complex health care services at home, concern has arisen about the availability of family caregivers and their ability to combine employment with caregiving. This article evaluates the international research on unpaid caregivers and their labor market choices, h...

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Published in:The Milbank quarterly 2007-12, Vol.85 (4), p.641-690
Main Authors: LILLY, MEREDITH B., LAPORTE, AUDREY, COYTE, PETER C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Caregivers - economics
Caregivers - supply & distribution
Carers
Caring
Data analysis
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Employment - trends
Family relations
Health policy
Home
Home care
Home care services
Home health care
Home Nursing - economics
Hours of labor
Hours of work
Humans
Labor force
Labor force surveys
Labor market
Labor markets
labor supply
Labour force participation
Labour market participation
Labour supply
Long-term care
Longitudinal studies
Medical profession
Men
Older adults
Organizational Policy
Original
Population Dynamics
Public health
Socioeconomic Factors
Unpaid
Unpaid caregivers
Women
Workforce
Working hours
Working women
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Summary:As people continue to age and receive complex health care services at home, concern has arisen about the availability of family caregivers and their ability to combine employment with caregiving. This article evaluates the international research on unpaid caregivers and their labor market choices, highlighting three conclusions: first, caregivers in general are equally as likely to be in the labor force as noncaregivers; second, caregivers are more likely to work fewer hours in the labor market than noncaregivers, particularly if their caring commitments are heavy; and finally, only those heavily involved in caregiving are significantly more likely to withdraw from the labor market than noncaregivers. Policy recommendations are targeting greater access to formal care for "intensive" caregivers and developing workplace policies for employed caregivers.
ISSN:0887-378X
1468-0009
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00504.x