Summary

Unpaid care expectancy (UCE) estimates the average lifespan spent as an unpaid carer, based on 2021 Census and life expectancy data. Analysis also investigates health outcomes for unpaid carers.

Publications

• Unpaid care expectancy and health outcomes of unpaid carers, England: April 2024

  Average number of years people are expected to provide unpaid care beyond their current age between 2020 and 2022, and health outcomes for unpaid carers.

Data

• Health outcomes of unpaid carers using Census 2021, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Emergency Care Data Sets (ECDS), England

  Association between self-reported health status, hospital admissions and accident and emergency (A&E) department attendance with unpaid care status in England. Official statistics in development.

• Health outcomes of unpaid carers using the Health Survey for England

  Relationship between individual health outcomes and providing unpaid care, including self-perceived health effects of caring, antidepressant prescription, well-being measures and engagement with healthcare services.

• Unpaid care expectancies, England

  Average number of years people are expected to provide unpaid care beyond their current age.

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