abstract: 'Using data from a large, nationally representative U.S. survey, the

  authors examine differences in adult caregiving responsibilities,

  working conditions, and caregiver outcomes by gender, ethnicity,

  immigration status, and educational attainment. Women, Hispanics, and

  first-generation immigrant caregivers are more likely to have worse

  working conditions including an unsupportive culture at work, less

  schedule flexibility, and less access to paid vacation leave. Women and

  first-generation immigrant caregivers are more likely to report

  caregiving contributing to poor job outcomes including quitting work,

  retiring early, or reducing hours involuntarily. Caregivers with less

  than a college degree experience both worse working conditions including

  lack of access to paid sick days and worse job outcomes including having

  lost wages or a job. Women, second-generation immigrants, and those with

  a high school diploma or less are more likely to report that their

  caregiving responsibilities interfere with their quality of life

  including negative impacts on their ability to spend time with friends.

  Research and policy implications are discussed.'
affiliation: 'Lahaie, C (Corresponding Author), Carleton Univ, Sch Social Work, 1125
  Colonel By Dr,Dunton Tower Room 511, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.

  Lahaie, Claudia, Carleton Univ, Sch Social Work, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.

  Earle, Alison, Brandeis Univ, Heller Sch Social Policy, Inst Child Youth \& Family
  Policy, Waltham, MA USA.

  Heymann, Jody, McGill Univ, Inst Hlth \& Social Policy, Montreal, PQ, Canada.'
author: Lahaie, Claudia and Earle, Alison and Heymann, Jody
author-email: claudia\_lahaie@carleton.ca
author_list:
- family: Lahaie
  given: Claudia
- family: Earle
  given: Alison
- family: Heymann
  given: Jody
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0164027512446028
eissn: 1552-7573
files: []
issn: 0164-0275
journal: RESEARCH ON AGING
keywords: caregiving; disparity; elderly
keywords-plus: 'GENDER-DIFFERENCES; FAMILY CAREGIVERS; AFRICAN-AMERICAN;

  CULTURAL-VALUES; DEMENTIA; STRESS; WOMEN; CARE; HEALTH; IMMIGRANTS'
language: English
month: MAY
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '101'
orcid-numbers: 'Earle, Alison/0000-0001-9177-8122

  Heymann, Jody/0000-0003-0008-4198'
pages: 243-274
papis_id: 7e23e9fe9864330449b53cd1b8c28aec
ref: Lahaie2013unevenburden
times-cited: '67'
title: 'An Uneven Burden: Social Disparities in Adult Caregiving Responsibilities,
  Working Conditions, and Caregiver Outcomes'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000317623200001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '83'
volume: '35'
web-of-science-categories: Gerontology
year: '2013'