Stone , Robyn ; And Others TITLE Caregivers of the Frail Elderly : A National

An examination of data from the 1982 National Long-Term Care Survey reveals that informal caregivers to the disabled elderly are predominantly female and that three-quarters of them live with the care recipient. The data suggest that caregivers as well as care recipients are a vulnerable group since one-third are over age 65, report incomes in the poor to near-poor category and describe t eir health status as fair or poor. Less than 10 percent of the caregivers purchase services. There also is evidence of competing familial and employment demands among a subgroup of caregivers.