{"id":8562,"date":"2024-04-02T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=8562"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:53:22","slug":"who-are-the-sandwich-caregivers-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/who-are-the-sandwich-caregivers-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the sandwich caregivers in Canada?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/11-627-m\/11-627-m2024003-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>infographic<\/strong><\/a> provides a statistical snapshot of Canadian caregivers aged 15 and older who simultaneously provide unpaid care to people under 15 years of age and to people aged 15 and up with a long-term condition, disability or aging-related problem. It includes data on the age groups and genders of these so-called \u201csandwich\u201d caregivers, their relationship to the care recipient and the negative impacts of caregiving on their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The data on which the infographic is based are from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey \u2013 Well-being and Caregiving and the 2023 paper, Canada\u2019s Care Economy: A Conceptual Framework.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/11-627-m\/11-627-m2024003-fra.htm&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;See the infographic &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||32px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Like to know more?<\/h6>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/89-652-x\/89-652-x2024002-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSandwiched\u201d between unpaid care for children and care-dependent adults: A gender-based study<\/a><\/strong> for a more in-depth exploration of the infographic\u2019s concepts and findings.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This infographic provides a statistical snapshot of Canadian caregivers aged 15 and older who simultaneously provide unpaid care to people under 15 years of age and to people aged 15 and up with a long-term condition, disability or aging-related problem. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8557,"parent":0,"template":"","format":[51,52],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Cette infographie pr\u00e9sente, en chiffres, l\u2019exp\u00e9rience des personnes proches aidantes canadiennes \u00e2g\u00e9es de 15 ans et plus ayant prodigu\u00e9 des soins non r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e0 la fois \u00e0 des enfants de moins de 15 ans et \u00e0 des adultes de 15 ans et plus avec un probl\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 de longue dur\u00e9e ou une incapacit\u00e9. On y retrouve des donn\u00e9es sur le lien avec la personne aid\u00e9e, le groupe d\u2019\u00e2ge et le sexe des personnes proches aidantes prises en \u00ab sandwich \u00bb. 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