Paper accepted for Advances in Life Course Research journal

The accepted manuscript addresses 'Informal caring in England and Wales' and was written by CPC members, James Robards, Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham.

Entitled 'Informal caring in England and Wales - stability and transition between 2001 and 2011' the paper examines informal care, focusing on 'repeat' or continuous caring over time and the factors associated with such trajectories. The study used the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study to follow up on informal carers from the 2001 Census, examining their characteristics and circumstances 10 years later.

The paper describes the following highlights:
• Around a third of informal carers at the 2001 Census were providing care ten years later.
• Female carers in both 2001 and 2011 were concentrated in mid-life (aged 35 to 54 years) while male carers in both 2001 and 2011 were concentrated in later life.
• Carers providing 50 hours or more informal care per week 2001 were the most likely to be caring also in 2011.

The results of the study contribute to the understanding of a particular group of informal carers and provide a more nuanced picture of informal care provision at different stages of the life course.

Advances in Life Course Research publishes articles dealing with various aspects of the human life course.

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Posted 20/05/2015 12:01