The NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey is the regional household survey that NCRCRD conducted in collaboration with Ohio State University and the National Farm Medicine Center. It is a 15-minute survey that focuses solely on households in the NCR states 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 North Central Region. All data gathered via the NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey are available for those who want to use it 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 and better support caregiving and caregivers in the North Central Region.
Survey conducted: 2023 / Respondents: 4,532 households (1,596 child caregivers and 1,325 adult caregivers)
Additional Resources
Video
- Caregiving Across the Life Course in Rural and Urban Households in the North Central Region webinar (Recorded 2/27/2024; 51:14 minutes)
this webinar provides an introduction and overview of the NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey. Presented by the three lead authors of the survey – Zuzana Bednarik, Research and Extension Specialist, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development; Shoshanah Inwood, Associate Professor of Community, Food, and Economic Development, The Ohio State University; and Florence Becot, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University.
Reports
Caregiving Survey – Other Regions
NER-STAT: CAREGIVING SURVEY (NORTHEAST REGION)
The Northeast Region Caregiving Survey (NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey) was conducted by NCRCRD in collaboration with The Ohio State University and Pennsylvania State University and used the same survey as the NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey. The regional datasets are being developed to decrease the barriers for institutions to study regional changes and conduct comparative research, as well as increase regional collaboration for both research and Extension. Similar to NCR-Stat datasets, the NER-Stat: Caregiving dataset is open access and available to download.