Northeast Region Household Data. NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey

The NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey is the regional household survey NCRCRD conducted in collaboration with Ohio State University and Pennsylvania State University. It is a 15-minute survey focusing solely on households in the Northeast Region (NER) and asks questions about household demographics, education, non-caregiving, and child, adult, and elderly caregiving. The primary purpose of this survey is to learn more about individuals and families who provide care and how caregiving affects economic development and quality of life in the Northeast Region. All data gathered via the NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey are available for those who want to use the data as a baseline for further research and extend the portfolio of already existing databases. The information gathered from this survey is intended to be shared with communities, organizations, and decision-makers to help inform future policies and programs to support better caregiving and caregivers in the Northeast Region. The survey was designed as an online survey using Qualtrics. Qualtrics® distributed the survey and gathered data based on pre-defined sampling quotas and screening questions. The goal was to maximize participation in the survey throughout the states, across rural and urban areas, household types, race and ethnicity, age groups, and gender. The dataset includes household data from all states in the NER: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. The final number of respondents is 4,480, of which 725 respondents only cared for a child/children, 714 respondents only cared for an adult(s), and 1,175 respondents cared for a child/children and adult(s).