AAPI Millennial Family Caregivers Spend More Time ......May 23, 2018 · mental health or emotional...
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MEDIA CONTACTS: Bonnie Kwong | 415-501-0776 | [email protected] Jessica Winn | 202-434-2506 | [email protected] AAPI Millennial Family Caregivers Spend More Time Providing Care, AARP Report Finds WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2018 — One-in-four of the nearly 40 million family caregivers in America is a millennial. AARP’s latest report, “Millennials: The Emerging Generation of Family Caregivers,” spotlights the unique experiences and challenges this generation faces as more support a parent, grandparent, friend or neighbor with basic living and medical needs. According to the report, millennials are more likely to care for someone with a mental health or emotional issue — 33 percent compared to 18 percent of older caregivers. Overall, mental health caregivers face higher emotional, physical and financial strain. Younger caregivers also face challenges in the workplace because they are less understood by supervisors and managers. On top of spending an average of more than 20 hours a week in their caregiving role, this generation of family caregivers is the most likely to be employed (73 percent). More than half say their caregiving role affected their work in a significant way, says the report. “The myth that millennials are self-involved is a stereotype that makes it challenging for millennial caregivers to get the recognition and help they need,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice President of Multicultural Leadership, Asian American and Pacific Islander Audience Strategy. “When the responsibilities of caring for family falls on its younger members, it impacts them at a pivotal point in their lives when personal relationships and professional networks are being formed.” According to the report, most millennial caregivers (65 percent) care for a parent or grandparent and more than half are the only one in the family providing this support. Millennials are also the most diverse group of family caregivers to date. About eight percent of millennial family caregivers are AAPI, but they make up about three-in-ten (30 percent) of all AAPI caregivers.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Bonnie Kwong | 415-501-0776 | [email protected]
Jessica Winn | 202-434-2506 | [email protected]
AAPI Millennial Family Caregivers Spend More Time
Providing Care, AARP Report Finds
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2018 — One-in-four of the nearly
40 million family caregivers in America is a millennial. AARP’s
latest report, “Millennials: The Emerging Generation of Family
Caregivers,” spotlights the unique experiences and challenges this
generation faces as more support a parent, grandparent, friend or
neighbor with basic living and medical needs. According to the
report, millennials are more likely to care for someone with a
mental health or emotional issue — 33 percent compared to 18
percent of older caregivers. Overall, mental health caregivers face
higher emotional, physical and financial strain.
Younger caregivers also face challenges in the workplace because
they are less understood by supervisors and managers. On top of
spending an average of more than 20 hours a week in their
caregiving role, this generation of family caregivers is the most
likely to be employed (73 percent). More than half say their
caregiving role affected their work in a significant way, says the
report.
“The myth that millennials are self-involved is a stereotype that
makes it challenging for millennial caregivers to get the
recognition and help they need,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice
President of Multicultural Leadership, Asian American and
Pacific Islander Audience Strategy. “When the responsibilities of
caring for family falls on its younger members, it impacts them at
a pivotal point in their lives when personal relationships and
professional networks are being formed.”
According to the report, most millennial caregivers (65 percent)
care for a parent or grandparent and more than half are the only
one in the family providing this support. Millennials are also the
most diverse group of family caregivers to date.
About eight percent of millennial family caregivers are AAPI, but they make up about
three-in-ten (30 percent) of all AAPI caregivers.
The majority (64 percent) of AAPI millennial family caregivers are women.
AAPI millennial family caregivers are more likely to be a “higher hour” caregiver
(providing care more than 20 hours a week) than the average millennial caregiver, 31
percent compared to 26 percent.
Millennials are defined as those born between 1980 and 1996. Data from the report is based
primarily on the 2015 Caregiving in the U.S. study.
To read the full report, visit: https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/millennial-family-
caregiving.html
Visit www.aarp.org/caregiving for more resources and information on family caregiving,
including AARP’s Prepare to Care Guides.
About AARP
AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering
people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly
38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to
families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the
nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn
more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates on social media.
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最新報告《千禧世代：新一代的家庭照護者》（Millennials:
The Emerging Generation of Family Caregivers）指出，美國將近
4,000萬的家庭照護者中有四分之一是屬於千禧世代的年青
人，報告突顯出這一代人必需承擔更大的父母、祖父母、朋友
或鄰居基本生活和醫療支援，因此面臨著獨特的經歷和挑戰。
根據報告，千禧世代也有更多人需要照顧罹患精神健康或情緒
問題的親友，比例達到 33%，而較年長的照護者這項比例僅為
18%。總的來說，精神健康照護人員面臨著更高的情緒、身體和財務壓力。
除此之外，年輕照護者在工作場所也面臨挑戰，因為主管和經
理對他們的理解不足。他們除了每週平均要花 20多個小時照
護親友外，這一代的家庭照護者大多同時身兼一份工作
（73%）。然而，超過一半受訪者表示他們的照護角色對工作
影響很大。
「人們常常對千禧世代有一種自我意識強烈的迷思，並構成刻
板印象，使得千禧世代的照護者難以得到他們應有的認同和幫
助。」AARP樂齡會多元文化領導部門亞太裔受眾副總裁郭為
婉（Daphne Kwok）說：「當照顧家庭的重責落在年輕人身上時，尤其是當人際關係和專業網絡正在形成的時候，這對他們
的生活造成十分關鍵的影響。」
根據該報告，大多數千禧世代照護者（65%）正在照顧一位父
母或祖父母，而且超過一半照護者是家中唯一提供照護的支
柱。千禧世代也是迄今為止最多元化的家庭照護者群體。
大約百分之八的千禧世代家庭照護者是亞太裔，但他們卻佔所有亞太裔照護者總數
三分之一（30%）。
大多數的亞太裔照護者是女性（64%）。
同樣是屬於千禧世代的一群，亞太裔家庭照護者比其他人付出“更多時間” 照顧親
友（每週提供護理時間超過 20小時），亞太裔家庭照護者此項的比例為 31%，一
般家庭照護者僅 26%。
千禧世代被定義為出生於 1980年至 1996年的人群。該報告中所使用的數據主要基於
2015年的美國照護研究。
詳閱報告請瀏覽網站：https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/millennial-family-caregiving.html
查詢更多關於家庭照護的資源及信息、以及 AAPI樂齡會的照護準備指南請瀏網站：
www.aarp.org/caregiving。
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