North Central Region Household Data. NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey

<p>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.</p>

<p>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 the data 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.</p>

<p>The survey was designed as an online survey using Qualtrics. Qualtrics® distributed the survey and gathered data based on pre-defined sampling quotas and screening questions. The goal was to maximize participation in the survey throughout the states, across rural and urban areas, household types, race and ethnicity, age groups, and gender. Based on the population characteristics of each NCR state, Qualtrics® applied two different data-gathering methods. An online survey was distributed to households in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. A mixed-method approach (online panel and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing – CATI) was used in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The final number of respondents is 4,532, of which 1,596 are child caregivers and 1,325 are adult caregivers.</p>