Table 2.
Types of employment changes made by caregivers (SPAC) (n=4,706)1
| N | %2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Caregivers took extended leave from work for ≥ 2 months3 | ||
| Paid leave only | 147 | 2.1 |
| Unpaid leave only | 168 | 2.8 |
| Both paid and unpaid leave | 204 | 3.2 |
| No extended leave | 4,122 | 90.4 |
| Caregiver changed from working full time to part time | 132 | 2.5 |
| Caregiver changed to a less demanding job | 138 | 2.4 |
| Caregiver retired early | 96 | 2.1 |
| Caregiver delayed retirement | 182 | 3.6 |
| Caregiver made other type of work arrangement | 1,239 | 21.2 |
Survivors reporting that their caregivers made extended employment changes for at least two months were asked whether the caregivers took paid or unpaid time off from work. Survivors were also asked whether their caregivers made changes to their work schedule, changed their job duties, retired early, delayed retirement, or made “other” changes to their work arrangement.
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to missing data.
Four people could not be grouped into one of the categories of extended leave: 1 person who reported that his/her caregiver(s) took extended paid time off work but had a missing response for whether the caregiver(s) took extended unpaid time off work and 3 people who reported that their caregivers took extended unpaid time off work but had a missing response for whether the caregivers took extended paid time off work.
Note: Estimates were weighted to account for the raked weights applied to the Survey for People Affected by Cancer (SPAC).