Valuing the Contributions of Family Caregivers to the Care Economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21635889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Fast (0000-0003-0024-4745, University of Alberta, corresponding author), Karen A Duncan (0000-0002-2184-3459, University of Manitoba), Norah C Keating (0000-0002-2535-4564, Swansea University), Choong Kim (0000-0003-4159-6800, University of Alberta) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 236-249 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family and Economic Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1058-0476 • E-ISSN: 1573-3475 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10834-023-09899-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4383103020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 38 |
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the monetary value of Canadians’ family care work, to highlight inequalities within the family care sector and place this work within the care economy. Using Statistics Canada’s 2018 General Social Survey, we estimated the replacement cost of the 5.7 billion hours of respondents’ care work at between $97.1 billion and $112.7 billion. We used descriptive, backward stepwise regression and dominance analyses to examine the distribution of care responsibilities among caregivers. Caregivers comprised 22.1% of the sample (6.8 million Canadians). Living arrangement explained most (81-83%) of the variance in the value of unpaid care work, followed by generation (14-15%), income (2%) and gender (1-2%). These findings provide powerful evidence of the economic value of family care work and of the inequalities among family caregivers in the magnitude of their contributions. Monetizing the value of family care makes it more visible, locates it in the context of the broader care economy and establishes its relationship to the much more visible and valued realm of paid care work. This contextualization also responds to global action plans and resolutions urging governments to create systems of long-term and continuing care for people with chronic conditions and disabilities rather than imposing sole responsibility on unpaid caregivers
Business · Care work · Contextualization · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Realm · Unpaid work · Global Health Care Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
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| Citations per year | 7 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |