The eXtension Employed Family Caregiver Survey: Highlights from Data Gathered from Wisconsin Employees and Employers in 2010 and 2011

Authors

Peggy Nordgren, University of Wisconsin Extension Family Living ProgramFollow
Teri Zuege-Halvorsen, University of Wisconsin Extension Family Living ProgramsFollow
Faye Malek, University of Wisconsin Extension Family Living ProgramFollow
Clifton E. Barber, University of Wisconsin- MadisonFollow

Volume

51

Issue

2

DOI

10.34068/joe.51.02.21

Abstract

Given longer life expectancy, family care of impaired adults has become increasingly common. Frequently, this care is rendered by individuals who are also employed. To collect information on employed caregiving, guided by the objective of making employers more aware of employed caregiving issues, a team of Wisconsin Extension educators developed the Employed Family Caregiver Survey available on the national eXtension website under the auspices of the Family Caregiving Community of Practice. This article reports highlights of survey data from 1,009 employees during 2010 and 2011, and describes the findings of follow-up interviews with six Wisconsin employers who were survey participants.

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Recommended Citation

Nordgren, P., Zuege-Halvorsen, T., Malek, F., & Barber, C. E. (2013). The eXtension Employed Family Caregiver Survey: Highlights from Data Gathered from Wisconsin Employees and Employers in 2010 and 2011. The Journal of Extension, 51(2), Article 21. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.51.02.21