The Opportunity Costs of Informal Elder-Care in the United States: New Estimates from the American Time Use Survey
The Opportunity Costs of Informal Elder-Care in the United States: New Estimates from the American Time Use Survey
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DOI：
10.1111/1475-6773.12238
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Mehrotra, Ateev
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作者：
Chari, Amalavoyal V.;Engberg, John;Mehrotra, Ateev
目的提供美国非正式老年人护理机会成本的全国代表性估计。数据来源数据来自2011年和2012年美国时间使用调查。研究设计工资被用作衡量个人时间价值的指标（机会成本），与工资被归咎于非工作的个人使用选择校正回归方法。主要发现非正式的老年人的总机会成本，护理金额为5220亿美元，每年，而取代这种护理的非熟练和熟练的付费护理的成本分别为2210亿美元和6420亿美元，分别为.ConclusionsInformal adverving仍然是一个显着的现象，在美国具有很高的机会成本，虽然它仍然更经济（总）比熟练的付费护理。
ObjectivesTo provide nationally representative estimates of the opportunity costs of informal elder-care in the United States.Data SourcesData from the 2011 and 2012 American Time Use Survey.Study DesignWage is used as the measure of an individual's value of time (opportunity cost), with wages being imputed for nonworking individuals using a selection-corrected regression methodology.Principal FindingsThe total opportunity costs of informal elder-care amount to $522billion annually, while the costs of replacing this care by unskilled and skilled paid care are $221billion and $642billion, respectively.ConclusionsInformal caregiving remains a significant phenomenon in the United States with a high opportunity cost, although it remains more economical (in the aggregate) than skilled paid care.