Table 3:

Characteristics of Employed Family Caregivers by Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and High Work Productivity Loss (Row %)

Characteristics, row %	Sample (col %)	Any Absenteeism		Any Presenteeism		Any High Work Productivity Loss
	(n=844)	Yes (n =125)	P - Value	Yes (n=125)	P - Value	Yes (n=102)	P - Value
Number of caregivers, millions (row %)	8.8 (100.00%)	1.2 (14.19%)		1.2 (13.45%)		1.0 (11.12%)
Caregiver Background
Age, mean (SE)	53.5 (0.9)	52.2 (1.3)	0.29	52.7 (1.6)	0.51	52.7 (1.7)	0.64
Gender
Female	60.20%	17.14%	<0.01	15.91%	0.20	13.06%	0.10
Male	39.80%	7.86%		11.60%		8.19%
Race
White non-Hispanic	67.70%	12.66%	0.15	15.83%	0.12	11.76%	0.49
Black non-Hispanic	13.26%	10.95%		8.70%		7.97%
Other race-ethnicity	19.04%	18.00%		12.19%		11.02%
Education
High School or less	26.89%	11.68%	0.50	8.18%	<0.01	6.58%	0.03
Some college or more	73.11%	14.10%		16.40%		12.79%
Relationship to older adult
Spouse	6.52%	14.47%	<0.01	25.12%	0.06	15.83%	0.33
Son/Daughter	62.42%	16.84%		14.49%		12.02%
Other	31.06%	6.41%		11.30%		8.32%
Duration of caregiving, years
up to 2 years	22.10%	17.90%	0.29	14.24%	0.99	13.17%	0.53
3 to 5 years	37.25%	12.82%		13.97%		9.24%
6+ years	40.64%	11.60%		14.37%		11.72%
Occupation Type*
White Collar	31.08%	17.61%	0.11	16.73%	0.05	14.15%	0.15
Blue Collar	18.55%	9.72%		7.38%		6.71%
Pink Collar	50.37%	12.25%		15.13%		10.87%
Work Schedule
Full-time (35+ hours per week)	68.40%	14.62%	0.24	13.39%	0.48	13.29%	0.22
Part-time ( < 35 hours per week)	31.60%	10.90%		15.94%		10.12%
Caregiving Demand
Older adult dementia
Yes	41.06%	18.47%	0.01	17.38%	0.04	14.47%	0.02
No	58.94%	9.95%		11.97%		8.78%
Older adult has severe disability
Yes	9.00%	31.65%	<0.0001	29.49%	<0.0001	26.01%	<0.001
No	91.00%	11.65%		12.68%		9.65%
Caregiver reported role overload
Yes	46.12%	15.56%	0.15	23.57%	<0.0001	19.27%	<0.0001
No	53.88%	11.63%		6.16%		4.14%
Caregiver Supports
Caregiving help from family or friends
Yes	79.62%	13.33%	0.87	11.68%	<0.01	8.74%	<0.01
No	20.38%	14.02%		24.06%		20.42%
Respite care use
Yes	17.85%	20.01%	0.02	24.98%	<0.01	21.20%	<0.01
No	82.15%	12.02%		11.85%		8.93%
Receipt of training
Yes	7.61%	20.83%	0.24	26.76%	0.05	24.79%	0.03
No	92.39%	12.84%		13.16%		9.99%
Attends a support group
Yes	3.52%	21.47%	0.44	9.61%	0.59	9.61%	0.84
No	96.48%	13.15%		14.36%		11.17%
Access to a flexible workplace schedule
Yes	64.40%	13.84%	0.73	16.58%	0.04	12.56%	0.18
No	35.60%	12.73%		9.87%		8.51%

Source: 2015 National Study of Caregiving. Sampling weights were applied to produce nationally representative estimates of family and other unpaid caregivers to older adults.

^*Blue collar work includes skilled and unskilled manual labor jobs such as manufacturing, farming, and maintenance. White collar work refers to technical, scientific, and managerial jobs. Pink collar work refers to service-oriented and support roles such as administrative work, social work, teaching, and nursing, among others