AARP Hearing Center
As part of its continuing efforts to keep its finger on the pulse of the U.S. 50-plus population, AARP fielded a short omnibus survey in October 2024 focused on their views related to a legislative proposal designed to provide support to working family caregivers as well as the types of benefits that Medicare currently offers.
When asked about a bipartisan proposal in Congress that would provide employed family caregivers with a tax credit up to $5,000, based on how much they spend to care for an older family member, U.S. adults age 50 or older expressed strong support for such a measure. Nine in 10 (90%) said they would strongly or somewhat support the proposal, with little variation across age groups (50–64: 91%; 65-plus: 90%).
There was also consistent support for the proposal between men and women (90% and 92%, respectively) as well as across racial/ethnic groups (Black: 92%, Hispanic: 91%, and white: 91% strongly or somewhat supporting).
Methodology
Interviews were conducted from October 17–22, 2024, among a sample of n=1,002 adults age 50 or older using NORC’s Foresight 50+ panel. Funded and operated by NORC at the University of Chicago, Foresight 50+ is a probability-based panel designed to be representative of the U.S. household population age 50 or older. Interviews were conducted online and via telephone. All data are weighted to the latest Current Population Survey (CPS) benchmarks developed by the U.S. Census Bureau and are balanced by gender, age, education, race/ethnicity and region.
For more information, please contact Teresa A. Keenan at tkeenan@aarp.org. For media inquiries, contact External Relations at media@aarp.org.
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