about 49.5 billion hours
About how many hours of unpaid care did US family caregivers provide in 2024?
Family caregivers put in tens of billions of hours of care every year, mostly unpaid.
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute (2024) aarp.org
Family · Guess the stat
How well do you know family caregiving?
Guess the real numbers behind family caregivers, see how everyone else guessed, and get the source.
Guess the statOne tap · see how everyone guessed
What share of family caregivers are 'sandwich generation' — caring for both a child and an adult at once?
Level1Rookie
XPPlay a round to earn XP
Streak0days
LeagueBronzeweekly
Daily #29Resets at midnight UTC
Today's round
- 4 stats to guess
- 1 opinion poll
- 0 played today
Guess, see the crowd, get the real number. One ranked attempt per day.
Care by the numbers
Real figures with their sources. All Care facts →
$20.41 per hour
What hourly value did AARP assign to unpaid family caregiving in its 2024 valuation?
AARP estimated the value of caregiving labor at just over $20 an hour.
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute (2024) aarp.org
about 1 in 4 (25%)
About what share of US adults are currently a family caregiver?
Roughly one in four American adults is providing some form of unpaid family care.
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute (2025) aarp.org
What people think about family caregiving in the United States
Vote to see the live results. All polls →
Who do people most often provide family care for?
What kind of support would help caregivers most?
How valued do you think caregiving is by society?
Leaderboard
- Loading…
Badges
Earned on any site in the network, shown on your profile everywhere.
First RoundFinish your first daily round.
BullseyeNail every stat in a round.
LightningA bullseye round in under 40 seconds.
Beat the CrowdGet a stat right that fewer than 30% of players got.
On a RollPlay 3 days in a row.
Week WarriorPlay 7 days in a row.
UnbreakablePlay 30 days in a row.
ExplorerPlay daily rounds on 5 different sites.
GlobetrotterPlay daily rounds on 25 different sites.
PolymathPlay daily rounds in 5 different categories.
PollsterHave your say in 10 opinion polls.
RecruiterInvite a friend who finishes a round.
CaptainInvite 5 friends who finish a round.
PodiumFinish a day in a site's top 3.
AnalystReach level 10.
Profile SavedSave your progress with an email.
Save your progress
Add your email to keep your level, streak and badges if you switch devices, and carry them to every site in the network. One email when you save; no spam.
Sponsor the Care poll
Put your brand on the daily family caregiving in the United States round and its live results. Sponsors see how many people played and voted, and get the anonymous crowd results for their poll.
- Your name on the daily round and results
- A custom opinion poll for your audience
- Anonymous, aggregated results after it closes
Questions
How does CareSurvey.net work?
Each question asks you to guess a real number about family caregiving in the United States. After you answer you see how everyone else guessed, then the real figure and where it comes from.
How is the daily round scored?
Four stats and one opinion poll. A correct guess earns 100 points plus up to 50 for speed, with a combo bonus for answers in a row. The range next to the right answer earns 40. Opinion polls earn 25 for having your say, and nailing every stat adds 150.
Where do the numbers come from?
Every stat links to its source, such as government statistics agencies, research organizations and industry groups. Figures are checked against the source before they go live.
Is it free?
Yes. Playing, streaks, badges and leaderboards are free, and your votes stay anonymous.