Table 3.

Comparison of Informal Caregiver's Impact on Long-term Care (LTC) Expenditure in 15 OECD Countries

	Inpatient LTC Expenditure	Home LTC Expenditure
	1976–2000	1990–2000
	15 Countries	8 Countries
	(N=189)	(N=53)
	Model 2 in Table 2	Model 6 in Table 2
Expenditure per Capita (General Population)	$163	$51
Spouse Caregiver Availability
Scenario 1 in Text: One Male Survives to Age 75	(−) $28,840	(−) $27,020
Adult Caregiver Availability
Scenario 2 in Text: One Woman (Aged between 20 and 64) Entering Labor Force	(+) $310	(+) $650
Scenario 3 in Text: One Woman (Aged between 20 and 64) Shifting from Part-time to Full-time Employment	(+) $3,830	(+) $2,290

Note: All dollar values adjusted by purchasing power parity and the U.S. GDP deflator (1995=100). All variables in the models are assumed to take the mean value of an estimation model's sample.