A A R P CaregivingS urvey:O pinions
and ExperiencesofP uertoR ico
R egistered VotersA ge45
and O lder
R eportP repared by
JoanneBinette
O ctober2014
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Copyright 2014
AARP
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Reprinting with Permission
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions and Experiences of
Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ want to live independently at home for as long as
possible with the help of family caregivers. They strongly support having community services
that will enable people to remain in their own homes as they age.

Ove rfouri
n fi
ve (87%) Pue rto Ri
co re gi
s
te re d vote rsage 45+ say th e y want to receive care for
themselves or their loved ones at home with caregiver assistance wh e n th e b asi
c tas
ksof li
fe
b e com e m ore di
ffi
cult due to agi
ng ori
llne ss.
o Th e vast m ajori
ty of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ say sit is extremely or very
important to have services that allow people to stay in their own home asth e y age (88%)
and m ore resources and training forfam i
ly care gi
ve rs(89%).
o Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ b e li
e ve it is extremely or very important to have
strong community supports to h e lp p e op le re m ai
ni
n th e i
rown h om e asth e y age i
ncludi
ng
h om e h e alth care se rvi
ce s(93%), transp ortati
on se rvi
ce sforse ni
ors(92%), and ce ntrally
locate d i
nform ati
on forcare gi
ve rs(90%). Y e t, le ssth an h alf re p ortsth e p re se nce of th e se
com m uni
ty se rvi
ce s: transp ortati
on (45%), h om e h e alth care se rvi
ce s(44%), and ce ntrally
locate d i
nform ati
on forcare gi
ve rs(31%).

Ove rth re e -fourth s(77%) of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ are currently providing or have
provided unpaid care to an adult loved one wh o i
si
ll, frai
l, e lde rly orh asa p h y si
calorm e ntal
di
s
ab i
li
ty . Two-th i
rds(66%) of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ say it is likely that they will
provide unpaid care to an adult loved one in the future.
o Ne arly all(93%) Pue rto Ri
co care gi
ve rsage 45+ b e li
e ve it is extremely or very important to
be able to provide care so that their loved ones can keep living independently in their
own home.
o Ab out fouri
n fi
ve of th e s
e care gi
ve rsare h e lp i
ng orh ave h e lp e d wi
th m e als(81%) and ch ore s
(80%).
o At le ast th re e i
n fi
ve are helping or have helped with more complex tasks li
ke m e di
cati
on
m anage m e nt (77%) and oth e rnursi
ng and m e di
caltas
ks(59%).

Th e vas
t m ajori
ty of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ sup p ort p oli
cy ch ange sto ai
d fam i
ly
care gi
ve rsasth e y h e lp th e i
rolde rlove d one sre m ai
n at h om e .
o Most (87%) Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ b e li
e ve it is extremely or very important to
provide short-term help to allow family caregivers to take a break from their caregiving
duties.
o Th e vast m ajori
ty (92%) of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ supports a proposal to
allow registered nurses with advanced training, who often visit older people in their
homes, to serve as the primary or acute care provider of record for a patient.
o Ne arly allPue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ strongly support proposals that would help
family caregivers when their loved ones go into hospitals:
 More th an ni
ne i
n te n support requiring hospitals to explain and demonstrate
medical tasks th at fam i
ly care gi
ve rswi
llne e d to p e rform afte rth e p ati
e nt re turnsh om e
(97%), keep family caregivers informed of medical decisions regarding the patient
(96%), and record the family caregiver’s information in the patient’s medical
record (93%).
Th i
sAARP te le p h one surve y on care gi
vi
ng wasconducte d am ong Pue rto Ri
co re gi
s
te re d vote rsage 45 and olde r. Th e surve y wasfi
e lde d from
Se p te m b e r18th to Octob e r5th , 2014. A totalof 700 i
nte rvi
e wswe re com p le te d and th e sam p le waswe i
gh te d to re fle ct th e age and ge nde rof th e
p op ulati
on age 45 and olde ri
n Pue rto Ri
co. Th e m argi
n of sam p li
ng e rrorforth i
srandom sam p le i
s±3.8 p e rce nt. An annotate d surve y of th e we i
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2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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DETAILED FINDINGS
Living Independently
The vast majority (87%) of Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ wants to receive care for themselves or
their loved ones at home with caregiver assistance when the basic tasks of life become more difficult
due to aging or illness.
Where Do Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45+ Want to Live
When Basic Life Tasks Become More Difficult?
(n=700, All Respondents)
In an
assisted
living facility
5%
At home with
caregiver
assistance
87%
In a nursing
home
6%
No sure/no
answer
2%
The vast majority of Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ believes it is extremely or very important to
have services that allow people to stay in their own home as they age for as long as possible (88%) and
more resources and training for family caregivers so they can continue to help their loved ones live
independently (89%).
Importance of Having Services that Allow People
to Stay in Their Own Homes as They Age
Importance of Having More Resources and
Training for Caregivers
(n=700, All Respondents)
(n=700, All Respondents)
Extremely/
very
important
88%
Somewhat
important
10%
Not
very/not at
all
important
1%
Not
sure/no
answer
1%
Extremely/
very
important
89%
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
Somewhat
important
8%
Not
very/not at
all
important
2%
Not
sure/no
answer
1%
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Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ believe it is important to have strong community supports to help
people remain in their own homes as they age.



Th e top two com m uni
ty s
up p ortsth at are e x tre m e ly orve ry i
m p ortant com m uni
ty se rvi
ce sto Pue rto
Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ are h om e h e alth care se rvi
ce s(93%) and transp ortati
on se rvi
ce sfor
s
e ni
ors(92%).
As
e cond ti
e rof i
m p ortant com m uni
ty se rvi
ce sre late sto s
up p ort forfam i
ly care gi
ve rs. Th e large
m ajori
ty say si
ti
se x tre m e ly orve ry i
m p ortant to h ave ce ntrally locate d i
nform ati
on forfam i
ly
care gi
ve rs(90%) and b re aksforfam i
ly care gi
ve rs(89%).
A th i
rd ti
e rof se rvi
ce sre late sto di
re ct sup p ort forolde radultsli
vi
ng i
nde p e nde ntly . Ove rfouri
n fi
ve
s
ay h avi
ng se ni
orce nte rs(89%), h ouse ke e p i
ng s
e rvi
ce s(88%), and h om e de li
ve re d m e als(85%) i
n
th e i
rcom m uni
ti
e si
se x tre m e ly orve ry i
m p ortant.
Community Services of Importance to Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45+*
(n=686, All Respondents)
Home health care services
45%
Transportation services for seniors
43%
48%
49%
A central place for caregivers to go get
information and resources
38%
51%
Breaks for family caregivers
36%
53%
Senior Centers
35%
54%
Housekeeping services for older persons
37%
51%
Home delivered meals
33%
0%
52%
20%
40%
Extremely important
60%
80%
100%
Very important
*Th e que s
ti
on wassh orte ne d afte rth e fi
rs
t 13 i
nte rvi
e wsdue to ti
m e cons
trai
ntsso th e we i
gh te d n i
s686.
Although universally considered important to Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+, fewer than half
reports the presence of community services that enable independent living.



Alth ough th e p re se nce of com m uni
ty se rvi
ce si
ss
om e wh at low th e re i
sm ore li
ke li
h ood th at
com m uni
ti
e sh ave transp ortati
on (45%), se ni
orce nte rs(45%), and h om e h e alth care se rvi
ce s(44%).
Only ab out a th i
rd say ss
e rvi
ce sth at di
re ctly h e lp olde rp e rsonse x i
st i
n th e i
rcom m uni
ty : h om e
de li
ve re d m e als(37%), and h ouse ke e p i
ng se rvi
ce s(35%).
Se rvi
ce sth at sup p ort fam i
ly care gi
ve rsare e ve n le ssli
ke ly to e x i
st i
n com m uni
ti
e s: ce ntrally locate d
i
nform ati
on forcare gi
ve rs(31%) and b re aksforfam i
ly care gi
ve rs(21%)..
Presence of Community Services*
(n=686, All Respondents)
Transportation services for seniors
45%
Senior Centers
45%
Home health care services
44%
Home delivered meals
37%
Housekeeping services for older persons
35%
A central place for caregivers to get information and
resources
31%
Breaks for family caregivers
21%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
*Grap h sh owsre sp onde ntswh o ch e cke d “y e s”unde re ach ty p e of com m uni
ty se rvi
ce . Th e que s
ti
on wassh orte ne d afte rth e fi
rst 13
i
nte rvi
e wsdue to ti
m e constrai
ntsso th e we i
gh te d n i
s686.
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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Health care providers are the top sources for information on community services as most Puerto Rico
registered voters age 45+ say they would turn to their doctors (94%) and hospitals (89%) for this type of
information.


Inform aland soci
alne tworksare jus
t som e wh at le ssli
ke ly to b e nam e d asa source of i
nform ati
on:
s
e ni
orce nte rs(84%), fam i
ly orfri
e nds(82%), and ch urch e s(73%).
Of th e source sof i
nform ati
on avai
lab le to th e ge ne ralp ub li
c, gove rnm e nt age nci
e s(83%) are m ore
li
ke ly to b e use d th an th e p h one b ook or(72%) orth e Inte rne t (51%).
Source Used to Find Information about Community Services to Help People Remain
in Their Homes as They Age
(n=700, All Respondents)
Doctor or other health care providers
94%
Hospitals or other health care facilities
89%
Senior Centers
84%
Government agencies
83%
Family or friends
82%
Churches
73%
The phone book
72%
The Internet
51%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
*Grap h sh owsre sp onde ntswh o ch e cke d “y e s”unde re ach ty p e of i
nform ati
on source .
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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Family Caregivers
Most (77%) Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ are providing or have provided unpaid care for their
loved ones and the majority is also likely to provide unpaid care in the future (66%).

More th an th re e -quarte rsof Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ say th e y are curre ntly p rovi
di
ng
unp ai
d care (30%) orh ave p rovi
de d unp ai
d care (47%) foran adult love d one wh o i
si
ll, frai
l, e lde rly ,
orh asa p h y si
calorm e ntaldi
sab i
li
ty . Th e ave rage age of th e p e rson th e y are cari
ng fororh ave
care d fori
s78 y e arsold.
More ove r, two-th i
rds(66%) of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ re p ort th at th e y are li
ke ly to
p rovi
de unp ai
d care to an adult love d one i
n th e future .
Th e ave rage age of Pue rto Ri
co care gi
ve rsi
s62 y e arsold and th e m ajori
ty i
sfe m ale (58%), m arri
ed
(50%), h asa two y e arcolle ge de gre e orh i
gh e r(53%), re ti
re d ornot i
n th e lab orforce foroth e r
re as
ons(65%), and h asan annualh ouse h old i
ncom e of le ssth an $30,000 (70%).


Are Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45+
Currently Providing or Have They Provided
Unpaid Care to an Adult Loved One?
Likelihood of Needing to Provide Care for an
Adult Loved One in the Future Among Puerto
Rico Registered Voters Age 45+*
(n=700, All Respondents)
(n=700, All Respondents)
Likely
66%
Yes
77%
Not likely
29%
No
23%
Not
sure/no
answer
5%
Puerto Rico caregivers age 45+ are helping or have helped the loved ones in their care with activities like
preparing meals (81%) and doing chores (80%) as well as more complex care like medication
management (77%) and nursing and other medical tasks (59%).

Many are also h e lp i
ng wi
th orh ave h e lp e d wi
th oth e rtas
ksli
ke transp ortati
on (72%), sh op p i
ng
(72%), b ath i
ng and dre s
si
ng (59%), and m anagi
ng fi
nance s(50%).
Daily Activities that Puerto Rico Caregivers Age 45+
Are Providing or Have Provided*
(n=537, Respondents Who Are Current or Past Caregivers)
Helping with meals
81%
Aiding with household chores
80%
Overseeing medication management
77%
Providing transportation
72%
Taking them shopping or doing it for them
72%
Responsible for other medical/nursing tasks
59%
Assisting with bathing or dressing
59%
Helping manage finances
50%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
*Grap h sh owsre sp onde ntswh o ch e cke d “y e s”unde re ach ty p e of dai
ly acti
vi
ty .
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ say they would find assistance with providing transportation to
medical appointments (69%), chores (66%), managing medications (66%), and breaks for family
caregivers (65%) very helpful.

It i
si
m p ortant to note th at th re e i
n fi
ve orm ore of Pue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ s
ay th e y
would fi
nd allty p e sof care gi
ve rsup p ort as
ke d ab out i
n th e surve y ve ry h e lp ful.
Helpfulness of Types of Caregiver Support Among Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45+*
(n=700, All Respondents)
Assistance with providing transportation to medical
appointments
69%
20%
9%
Assistance with household chores
66%
24%
8%
Assistance with managing medications
66%
23%
9%
Respite care or breaks for family caregivers
65%
25%
7%
Assistance with providing transportation for social
activities
64%
23%
11%
Connecting with other caregivers
64%
25%
8%
Information on caregiver resources
62%
27%
8%
Information on social opportunities
61%
27%
10%
Assistance with meals
61%
25%
12%
0%
Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
20%
Not helpful
40%
60%
80%
100%
Not sure/no answer
*Pe rce ntage sle s
sth an 5 p e rce nt are not sh own.
Nearly all (93%) Puerto Rico caregivers age 45+ believe it is important to be able to provide care so that
their loved ones can keep living independently in their own home and many of these caregivers (74%)
say it is likely that they will provide caregiving on an unpaid basis in the future.
Importance of Providing Care to
Adult Loved Ones
Among Puerto Rico Caregivers Age 45+
Likelihood of Needing to Provide Care for an
Adult Loved One in the Future
Among Puerto Rico Caregivers Age 45+*
(n=537, Respondents Who Are Current or Past
Caregivers)
(n=537, Respondents Who Are Current or Past
Caregivers)
Somewhat
important
5%
Extremely/
very
important
93%
Likely
74%
Not
very/not at
all
important
1%
Not likely
23%
Not
sure/no
answer
1%
Not
sure/no
answer
4%
*Pe rce ntage sm ay not add up to 100 p e rce nt due to roundi
ng.
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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Support for Family Caregivers at Home
Many Puerto Rico caregivers age 45+ report having felt emotionally and physically stressed as well as
not being able to take care of their needs and the needs of their other family members.



Many Pue rto Ri
co care gi
ve rsre p ort fe e li
ng som e ty p e of em otionals tres s due to th e i
rcare gi
vi
ng
re s
p onsi
bi
li
ti
e s. Ove rh alf say th e y h ave fe lt e m oti
onally stre sse d i
n ge ne ral(54%) and ove ra th i
rd
fe lt gui
lty ab out not b e i
ng ab le to b alance fam i
ly and care gi
vi
ng re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
e s(36%).
Pue rto Ri
co care gi
ve rsalso re p ort phys icals tres s . Ove rh alf say th e y h ave found i
t di
ffi
cult to ge t
e nough re s
t (51%). A th i
rd orm ore say th e y h ave found i
t di
ffi
cult to ge t re gulare x e rci
se (42%), vi
si
t
th e i
rdoctor(37%), m ai
ntai
n a h e alth y di
e t (32%), orh ave e x p e ri
e nce d h e alth p rob le m s(36%).
Pue rto Ri
co care gi
ve rsalso re p ort h avi
ng p rob le m sbalanc ing theirfam ily and worklife. Ne arly h alf
s
ay th e y fe lt stre sse d i
n try i
ng to b alance th e i
rjob and fam i
ly (49%) and m any h ave fe lt th e y couldn’
t
s
oci
ali
ze and h ave fun (40%), th e y we re unab le to take care of th e i
rh ouse h old re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
(35%), and fe lt fi
nanci
ally strai
ne d (34%).
Experiences of Puerto Rico Caregivers Age 45+*
(n=537, Respondents Who Are Current or Past Caregivers)
Felt stressed out emotionally due to your caregiving
responsibilities
54%
Found it difficult to get enough rest
51%
Felt stressed out in trying to balance your job and family
49%
Found it difficult to exercise regularly
42%
Felt like you didn’t have opportunities to socialize and have fun
due to your caregiving responsibilities
40%
Found it difficult to find time to visit your doctor
37%
Experienced problems with your health
36%
Felt guilty if you were not able to balance your responsibilities
to your other family members and the loved one you are caring
for
36%
Found it difficult to take care of your household
responsibilities
35%
Felt strained financially due to your caregiving responsibilities
34%
Found it difficult to maintain a healthy diet
32%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
*Grap h sh owsre sp onde ntswh o ch e cke d “y e s”unde re ach ty p e of e x p e ri
e nce .
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
Page 7
The majority (53%) of Puerto Rico caregivers age 45+ has used their own money to help provide care to
their loved ones.



In fact, one -th i
rd (34%) s
ay sth e y h ave fe lt fi
nanci
ally strai
ne d b e cause of th e i
rcare gi
vi
ng
re s
p onsi
bi
li
ti
e s.
Ab out two i
n fi
ve (41%) re p ort b ri
ngi
ng th e i
rlove d i
nto th e i
rown h om e , wh i
le anoth e rtwo i
n fi
ve
(40%) h ave m ade ch ange sto th e i
rh om e forth e love d one i
n th e i
rcare .
One i
n se ve n (15%) h asm ove d i
nto anoth e rh om e to care forth e i
rlove d one .
Actions Puerto Rico Caregivers Age 45+ Have Had to Take in Order to Care for
an Adult Loved One*
(n=537, Respondents Who Are Current or Past Caregivers)
Use their own money
53%
Bring loved one to live in own home
41%
Make changes to their home
40%
Move into another home
15%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
*Grap h sh owsre sp onde ntswh o ch e cke d “y e s”unde re ach ty p e of acti
on.
The vast majority (87%) of Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ believes it is important to have
community services that allow family caregivers to take a break from their caregiving duties.
Importance of Having Services that Allow Caregivers to Take a Break*
(n=700, All Respondents)
Somewhat
important, 11%
Extremely/very
important, 87%
Not very/not at
all important,
1%
No answer,
<.5%
*Pe rce ntage sm ay not add up to 100 p e rce nt due to roundi
ng.
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
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Nearly all (92%) Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ support a proposal to allow registered nurses with
advanced training who often visit older people in their homes to serve as the primary or acute care
provider of record for a patient.
Support for a State Proposal to Allow Registered Nurses with Advanced Training
to Serve as the Primary Care Provider of Record for an Older Person
(n=700, All Respondents)
Strongly/somewhat support
92%
Strongly/somewhat oppose
4%
Neither support not oppose
<.5%
Not sure/refused
4%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Support for Family Caregivers When Loved Ones are Hospitalized
Nearly all Puerto Rico registered voters age 45+ strongly support proposals that would help family
caregivers when their loved ones go into hospitals, and then transition home.



Ne arly allPue rto Ri
co re gi
ste re d vote rsage 45+ sup p ort re qui
ri
ng h osp i
talsto e x p lai
n and
de m onstrate m e di
caland nursi
ng tas
ksth at fam i
ly care gi
ve rswi
llne e d to p e rform afte rth e p ati
e nt
re turnsh om e wi
th 80 p e rce nt s trongly sup p orti
ng th i
sp rop osal.
Ne arly allsup p ort re qui
ri
ng h osp i
talsto ke e p a fam i
ly care gi
ve ri
nform e d of m ajorde ci
si
ons, li
ke
trans
fe rri
ng ordi
sch argi
ng th e p ati
e nt wi
th 79 p e rce nt s trongly sup p orti
ng th i
sp rop osal.
Ne arly allsup p ort re qui
ri
ng h osp i
talsand care faci
li
ti
e sto re cord th e nam e of a p ati
e nt’
sfam i
ly
care gi
ve ri
n th e m e di
calre cord up on adm i
ssi
on wi
th 73 p e rce nt s trongly s
up p orti
ng th e p rop osal.
Support for Proposals to Help Family Caregivers When Loved Ones Go into Hospitals*
(n=700, All Respondents)
Requiring hospitals to demonstrate medical tasks
to caregivers
97%
Requiring hospitals to keep caregivers informed of
major decisions
96%
Requiring hospitals and care facilities to record
caregiver information upon admission
93%
0%
Strongly/somewhat support
20%
40%
Strongly/somewhat oppose
60%
80%
100%
Not sure/no answer
*Pe rce ntage sle s
sth an 5 p e rce nt are not sh own. Th e re sp ons
e sto “ne i
th e rsup p ort norop p ose ”we re le ssth an 1 p e rce nt and we re om i
tte d from th i
s
grap h .
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Page 9
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PUERTO RICO RESPONDENTS
(n=700)
GENDER
Male
45%
Fe m ale
55%
AGE
45-49
16%
50-54
15%
55-64
29%
65+
40%
W ORK STATUS
Em p loy e d FT
18%
Em p loy e d PT
8%
Re ti
re d
43%
Une m p loy e d
7%
Not worki
ng foroth e rre ason
22%
EDUCATION
Hi
gh sch oolorle s
s
41%
Som e colle ge /Ass
oc.'s
16%
Bach e lor'sorm ore
40%
MARITAL STATUS
Marri
ed
51%
Unm arri
ed
47%
INCOME
Le ssth an $25K
65%
$25k <$50k
13%
$50k orm ore
5%
AARP MEMBERSHIP
Yes
10%
No
81%
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION
Pop ularDe m ocrati
c Party
21%
Ne w Progre s
si
ce Party
27%
Pue rto Ri
can Inde p e nde nce Party
2%
Vota Candi
datura
17%
POLITICAL VIEW
Cons
e rvati
ve
48%
Mode rate
24%
Li
b e ral
0%
16%
20%
40%
60%
2014 AARP Caregiving Survey: Opinions & Experiences of Puerto Rico Registered Voters Age 45 and Older
80%
100%
Page 10
ANNOTATED SURVEY
2014 Puerto Rico Caregiving Survey
(Survey Sample: 45+ registered Voters)
(n=700, Sampling Error = ±3.8%)
INTRODUCTION/SCREENER
He llo, th i
si
s______ calli
ng from an i
nde p e nde nt re se arch com p any . W e are not te le m arke te rsand are not
try i
ng to s
e lly ouany th i
ng. W e are i
nte re ste d i
n y ourvi
e wson care gi
vi
ng and h e lp i
ng olde rp e op le i
n Puerto
Rico li
ve i
nde p e nde ntly asth e y age . Y ourvi
e wsare i
m p ortant and we would gre atly ap p re ci
ate y our
p arti
ci
p ati
on. Ally ourre sp onse swi
llb e ke p t e nti
re ly confi
de nti
al.
INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTIONS: IF NECESSARY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAN BE
PROVIDED TO RESPONDENT.




W e are not p e rm i
tte d to di
sclose th e sp onsorat th e b e gi
nni
ng of th e surve y b e cause th e re i
sa conce rn
i
t could b i
asre sp onse s
. If y ou would li
ke th at i
nform ati
on wh e n we are fi
ni
sh e d wi
th th e i
nte rvi
e w, I wi
ll
p rovi
de i
t to y ou.
W e are not se lli
ng any th i
ng, and we wi
llnot as
k y ou to contri
b ute to any organi
zati
on.
Y ourop i
ni
onswi
llb e ke p t confi
de nti
aland use d forre se arch p urp ose sonly .
Th e i
nte rvi
e w sh ould take ab out 15 m i
nute sde p e ndi
ng on y ouranswe rs.
SCREENING QUESTIONS
S1. Ours
tudy i
si
nte re ste d i
n th e op i
ni
onsof p e op le i
n ce rtai
n age group s
. Could y ou p le ase te llm e y ourage
asof y ourlas
tbi
rth day ? [IN YEARS] ___________ [RECORD ACTUAL AGE AND USE THE AGE GROUPS
BELOW TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY RESPONDENTS WE ARE GETTING IN EACH GROUP.]
Total
(700)
-
15.7%
15.5%
28.8%
40.0%
-
[DO NOT READ]Unde r45 [ASK TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE 45 OR
OLDER AND REPEAT INTRO AND THEN ASK S1. IF NO ONE 45
OR OLDER, TERMINATE.]
45-49
50-54
55-64
65+
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [GO TO S2]
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S2. [If REFUSED in S1:] I unde rs
tand. Som e p e op le are not com fortab le gi
vi
ng th e i
r
age , b ut would y ou le t m e know wh i
ch of th e followi
ng age range sy oufalli
nto?
Unde r45 [ASK TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE 45 OR OLDER. REPEAT INTRO
AND THEN ASK S1. IF NO ONE IS 45 OR OLDER, TERMINATE.]
45-49
50-54
55-64
65+
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [THANK & TERMINATE]
S3. [RECORD RESPONDENT’S GENDER. ASK ONLY IF ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.] “To e ns
ure i
ti
sre corde d accurate ly , could y ou p le ase state y ourge nde r?”
Total
(700)
45.0%
55.0%
Male
Fe m ale
S4. Are y oure gi
s
te re d to vote i
n Puerto Rico?
Total
(700)
100.0%
-
Yes
No [THANK AND TERMINATE]
Main Questionnaire
Q1. A fam i
ly care gi
ve ri
ssom e one wh o p rovi
de sunp ai
d care foran adult love d one wh o i
si
ll, frai
l, e lde rly , or
h asa p h y s
i
cal, m e ntal, ore m oti
onaldi
sab i
li
ty . Th i
sunp ai
d care m ay i
nclude assi
sti
ng wi
th p e rsonalne e dsli
ke
b ath i
ng and dre s
s
i
ng, h ouse h old ch ore s
, m e als, s
h op p i
ng, transp ortati
on, orm anagi
ng fi
nance sorm e di
cal
care .
Are y oucurre ntly a fam i
ly care gi
ve rwh o i
sp rovi
di
ng unp ai
d care orassi
stance to an adult love d one ?
[INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF THE RESPONDENT ASKS IF THE PERSON THEY ARE PROVIDING CARE TO
HAS TO LIVE WITH THEM THE INTERVIEWER SHOULD SAY “THIS PERSON DOES NOT HAVE TO LIVE
WITH YOU.”]
Total
(700)
29.4%
70.6%
-
Yes
, I am curre ntly p rovi
di
ng care orassi
stance to an adult love d one
No [SKIP TO QUESTION 12]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [SKIP TO QUESTION 12]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [SKIP TO QUESTION 12]
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Page 12
QUESTIONS 2 THROUGH 11 ARE FOR CURRENT CAREGIVERS
Q2. W h at i
sth e age of th e p e rs
on y ouare p rovi
di
ng care oras
s
i
s
tance to? [INTERVIEWER: IF THEY ARE
PROVIDING CARE TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON, ASK THEM TO ANSWER BASED ON THE PERSON
THEY ARE PROVIDING THE MOST CARE TO.] [RECORD AGE IF KNOWN AND GIVEN; IF NOT KNOWN
OR GIVEN, TRY TO RECORD IT IN THE RANGE BELOW.]
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
3.7%
2.9%
4.2%
34.4%
52.9%
1.9%
Unde rage 18 [SKIP TO QUESTION 12]
18-49
50-59
60-64
65-79
80+
[DO NOT READ]Don’
t know//Re fuse d
Q3. Sti
llth i
nki
ng ab out th e p e rson y ou are p rovi
di
ng care orassi
stance to th e m ost, wh i
ch of th e followi
ng
dai
ly acti
vi
ti
e sare y ou p rovi
di
ng? Are y ou [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH H.]?
[RECORD A RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
46.6%
72.7%
77.0%
77.5%
58.1%
84.1%
75.8%
59.6%
“Yes” Responses
As
s
i
sti
ng wi
th b ath i
ng ordre ssi
ng
Provi
di
ng transp ortati
on to ap p oi
ntm e nts
Taki
ng th e m sh op p i
ng orsh op p i
ng forth e m
He lp i
ng th e m wi
th m e als
He lp i
ng th e m to m anage fi
nance s
Ai
di
ng wi
th h ouse h old ch ore s
Ove rse e i
ng th e i
rm e di
cati
on m anage m e nt
Be i
ng re sp onsi
b le foroth e rm e di
calornursi
ng tas
ks
Q4. Are th e re any oth e racti
vi
ti
e sth at y ou are p rovi
di
ng?
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
63.3%
35.3%
0.5%
0.9%
Y e s[ASK QUESTION 5]
No [SKIP TO QUESTION 6]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [SKIP TO QUESTION 6]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [SKIP TO QUESTION 6]
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Page 13
Q5. W h at are th e y ? [RECORD RESPONSES]
________________________________________________________________________
Q6. Now th i
nki
ng agai
n ab out th e adult love d one y ou are curre ntly p rovi
di
ng care orassi
stance to, di
d y ou
e ve rh ave to [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH D.]? [RECORD A RESPONSE FOR
EACH ITEM.]
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
51.0%
39.8%
17.8%
38.7%
“Yes” Responses
Us
e y ourown m one y to h e lp p rovi
de care oras
si
stance
Make ch ange sto y ourh om e forth e love d one i
n y ourcare
Move i
nto anoth e rh om e to accom m odate th e love d one i
n y ourcare
Bri
ng y ourlove d one to li
ve i
n y ourh om e
Q7. Are th e re any oth e rth i
ngsy ou e ve rh ad to do?
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
28.3%
67.9%
2.9%
0.9%
Y e s[ASK QUESTION 8]
No [SKIP TO QUESTION 9]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [SKIP TO QUESTION 9]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [SKIP TO QUESTION 9]
Q8. W h at we re th e y ? [RECORD RESPONSES]
________________________________________________________________________
Q9. Asa care gi
ve rh ave y ou e ve r[INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH K.]? [RECORD
A RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
59.3%
54.8%
36.0%
56.4%
44.9%
40.4%
43.1%
40.3%
39.4%
40.7%
45.4%
“Yes” Responses
Fe lt stre sse d out e m oti
onally due to y ourcare gi
vi
ng re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Fe lt stre sse d out i
n try i
ng to b alance y ourjob and fam i
ly
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to m ai
ntai
n a h e alth y di
et
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to ge t e nough re s
t
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to e x e rci
se re gularly
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to take care of y ourh ouse h old re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Ex p e ri
e nce d p rob le m swi
th y ourh e alth
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to fi
nd ti
m e to vi
si
t y ourdoctor
Fe lt strai
ne d fi
nanci
ally due to y ourcare gi
vi
ng re s
p onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Fe lt gui
lty i
f y ou we re not ab le to b alance y ourre s
p onsi
bi
li
ti
e sto y ouroth e rfam i
ly
m e m b e rsand th e love d one y ou are cari
ng fororp rovi
di
ng assi
s
tance to
Fe lt li
ke y ou di
dn’
t h ave op p ortuni
ti
e sto soci
ali
ze and h ave fun due to y our
care gi
vi
ng re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
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Page 14
Q10. How i
m p ortant i
si
t to y ou to b e ab le to p rovi
de care orassi
stance to y ourlove d one so th at th e y can
ke e p li
vi
ng i
nde p e nde ntly i
n th e i
rown h om e ? Isi
t [INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
44.3%
49.2%
5.5%
1.0%
-
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
Q11. How li
ke ly do y ou th i
nk i
ti
sth at y ou wi
llp rovi
de any care gi
vi
ng oras
si
stance on an unp ai
d b asi
sto an
adult love d one i
n th e future ? Isi
t [INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(206)
16.6%
51.0%
17.8%
7.4%
2.9%
1.9%
2.4%
Ex tre m e ly li
ke ly
Ve ry li
ke ly
Som e wh at li
ke ly
Not ve ry li
ke ly
Not at allli
ke ly
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
SKIP TO Q 24
QUESTIONS 12 THROUGH 22 ARE FOR FORMER CAREGIVERS AND EMULATE THOSE FOR
CURRENT CAREGIVERS.
NOTE TO DATA PROGRAMMERS: DURING THE DATA PROCESSING QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 22
NEED TO BE RUN AS IS AND ALSO COLLAPSED SO THAT THERE IS ONE SET OF DATA FOR EACH
OF THESE QUESTIONS THAT AGGREGATES CURRENT AND FORMER CAREGIVERS TOGETHER.
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Page 15
Q12. Have y oue ve rb e e n a fam i
ly care gi
ve rwh o h asp rovi
de d unp ai
d care orassi
stance to an adult love d
one ?
[INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF THE RESPONDENT ASKS IF THE PERSON THEY HAVE PROVIDED CARE TO
HAD TO LIVE WITH THEM THE INTERVIEWER SHOULD SAY “THIS PERSON DID NOT HAVE TO LIVE
WITH YOU.”]
Not
Curre nt
Care gi
ve rs
(494)
67.1%
32.5%
0.4%
Yes
, I h ave p rovi
de d care orassi
stance to an adult love d one i
n th e p as
t
No [SKIP TO QUESTION 23]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [SKIP TO QUESTION 23]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [SKIP TO QUESTION 23]
Q13. W h at wasth e age of th e p e rson wh o y ou m ost re ce ntly p rovi
de d care orassi
stance to?
[INTERVIEWER: IF THEY ARE PROVIDED CARE TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON, ASK THEM TO
ANSWER BASED ON THE PERSON THEY ARE PROVIDING THE MOST CARE TO]. [RECORD AGE IF
KNOWN AND GIVEN; IF NOT KNOWN OR GIVEN, TRY TO RECORD IT IN THE RANGE BELOW.]
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
2.4%
3.3%
5.2%
28.0%
56.0%
5.2%
Unde rage 18 [SKIP TO QUESTION 23]
18-49
50-59
60-64
65-79
80+
[DO NOT READ]Don’
t know/Re fuse d
Q14. Th i
nki
ng ab out th e p e rson y ou m os
t re ce ntly p rovi
de d care orassi
stance to, wh i
ch of th e followi
ng dai
ly
acti
vi
ti
e sdi
d y oup rovi
de ? Di
d y ou [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH H.]? [RECORD
A RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
66.5%
71.9%
68.4%
82.6%
45.1%
78.1%
76.9%
58.8%
“Yes” Responses
As
s
i
st wi
th b ath i
ng ordre ssi
ng
Provi
de transp ortati
on to ap p oi
ntm e nts
Take th e m sh op p i
ng ors
h op forth e m
He lp th e m wi
th m e als
He lp th e m to m anage fi
nance s
Ai
de wi
th h ouse h old ch ore s
Ove rse e th e i
rm e di
cati
on m anage m e nt
Take re sp onsi
bi
li
ty foroth e rm e di
calornursi
ng tasks
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Page 16
Q15. Are th e re any oth e racti
vi
ti
e sth at y ou p rovi
de d?
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
41.7%
56.7%
1.6%
-
Y e s[ASK QUESTION 16]
No [SKIP TO QUESTION 17]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [SKIP TO QUESTION 17]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [SKIP TO QUESTION 17]
Q16. W h at we re th e y ? [RECORD RESPONSES]
________________________________________________________________________
Q17. Now th i
nki
ng agai
n ab out th e adult love d one y ou h ave m ost re ce ntly p rovi
de d care orassi
stance to,
wh i
le p rovi
di
ng th i
scare di
d y ou e ve rh ave to [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH D.]?
[RECORD A RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
54.0%
40.5%
13.7%
42.1%
“Yes” Responses
Us
e y ourown m one y to h e lp p rovi
de care oras
si
stance
Make ch ange sto y ourh om e forth e love d one i
n y ourcare
Move i
nto anoth e rh om e to accom m odate th e love d one i
n y ourcare
Bri
ng y ourlove d one to li
ve i
n y ourh om e
Q18. Are th e re any oth e rth i
ngsy ou e ve rh ad to do?
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
22.2%
76.0%
1.2%
0.5%
Y e s[ASK QUESTION 19]
No [SKIP TO QUESTION 20]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [SKIP TO QUESTION 20]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [SKIP TO QUESTION 20]
Q19. W h at we re th e y ? [RECORD RESPONSES]
________________________________________________________________________
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Page 17
Q20. Asa care gi
ve rh ave y ou e ve r[INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH K.]?
[RECORD A RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
50.5%
45.6%
30.2%
47.4%
40.3%
32.1%
31.3%
34.4%
29.9%
32.2%
36.3%
“Yes” Responses
Fe lt stre sse d out e m oti
onally due to y ourcare gi
vi
ng re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Fe lt stre sse d out i
n try i
ng to b alance y ourjob and fam i
ly
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to m ai
ntai
n a h e alth y di
et
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to ge t e nough re s
t
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to e x e rci
se re gularly
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to take care of y ourh ouse h old re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Ex p e ri
e nce d p rob le m swi
th y ourh e alth
Found i
t di
ffi
cult to fi
nd ti
m e to vi
si
t y ourdoctor
Fe lt strai
ne d fi
nanci
ally due to y ourcare gi
vi
ng re s
p onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Fe lt gui
lty i
f y ou we re not ab le to b alance y ourre s
p onsi
bi
li
ti
e sto y ouroth e rfam i
ly
m e m b e rsand th e love d one y ou are cari
ng fororp rovi
di
ng assi
s
tance to
Fe lt li
ke y ou di
dn’
t h ave op p ortuni
ti
e sto soci
ali
ze and h ave fun due to y our
care gi
vi
ng re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Q21. How i
m p ortant wasi
t to y outo b e ab le to p rovi
de care orassi
s
tance to y ourlove d one so th at th e y could
ke e p li
vi
ng i
nde p e nde ntly i
n th e i
rown h om e ? W asi
t [INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
40.8%
52.4%
4.5%
0.3%
0.9%
0.3%
0.8%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
Q22. How li
ke ly do y ou th i
nk i
ti
sth at y ou wi
llp rovi
de any care gi
vi
ng oras
si
stance on an unp ai
d b asi
sto an
adult love d one i
n th e future ? Isi
t [INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(331)
10.5%
35.4%
20.1%
17.4%
13.2%
1.7%
1.6%
Ex tre m e ly li
ke ly
Ve ry li
ke ly
Som e wh at li
ke ly
Not ve ry li
ke ly
Not at allli
ke ly
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
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Page 18
SKIP TO Q 24
QUESTION 23 IS FOR RESPONDENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENT OR FORMER CAREGIVERS.
Q23. How li
ke ly do y ou th i
nk i
ti
sth at y ou wi
llp rovi
de any care gi
vi
ng oras
si
stance on an unp ai
d b asi
sto an
adult love d one i
n th e future ? Isi
t [INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Not
Curre nt/
Form e r
Care gi
ve rs
(163)
6.0%
21.0%
15.2%
20.7%
29.0%
5.9%
2.4%
Ex tre m e ly li
ke ly
Ve ry li
ke ly
Som e wh at li
ke ly
Not ve ry li
ke ly
Not at allli
ke ly
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
QUESTIONS 24 AND ONWARD ARE FOR ALL RESPONDENTS
Q24. In y ourop i
ni
on, asa curre nt orform e rcare gi
ve rorassom e one wh o m ay p rovi
de care oras
si
stance i
n
th e future , h ow h e lp fulwould th e followi
ng ty p e sof care gi
vi
ng sup p ort b e to y ou? W ould [INSERT, READ
AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH I] b e ve ry h e lp ful, som e wh at h e lp ful, ornot h e lp ful?
a. As
s
i
s
tance wi
th p rovi
di
ng transp ortati
on doctor’
soroth e rm e di
calap p oi
ntm e nts
Total
(700)
68.7%
20.2%
8.5%
0.6%
2.0%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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b . As
s
i
s
tance wi
th p rovi
di
ng transp ortati
on forth i
ngsli
ke goi
ng to soci
alacti
vi
ti
e s, sh op p i
ng, orrunni
ng
e rrands
.
Total
(700)
63.8%
22.6%
11.2%
1.0%
1.4%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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c. As
s
i
s
tance wi
th unde rs
tandi
ng h ow to m anage m e di
cati
ons
Total
(700)
66.2%
23.4%
8.7%
0.7%
0.9%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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d. Conne cti
ng wi
th oth e rcare gi
ve rsi
n si
mi
larsi
tuati
ons
Total
(700)
63.7%
25.2%
7.6%
1.4%
2.1%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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e . Inform ati
on ab out avai
lab le re source sforcare gi
ve rsi
n y ourcom m uni
ty
Total
(700)
62.3%
26.5%
7.9%
1.3%
2.1%
f.
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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Re s
pi
te care orb re aksfrom care gi
vi
ng re sp onsi
bi
li
ti
es
Total
(700)
65.3%
24.5%
7.2%
1.2%
1.8%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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g. As
s
i
s
tance wi
th p rovi
di
ng m e als
Total
(700)
60.7%
25.1%
11.7%
0.6%
2.0%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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h . As
s
i
s
tance wi
th m anagi
ng h ouse h old ch ore s
Total
(700)
66.1%
23.9%
8.2%
1.8%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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i
. Inform ati
on on soci
alop p ortuni
ti
e sforth e adult love d one i
n y ourcare
Total
(700)
61.1%
26.6%
10.1%
1.1%
1.1%
Ve ry h e lp ful
Som e wh at h e lp ful
Not h e lp ful
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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Q25. Fam i
ly care gi
ve rsh e lp olde rPuerto Ricans li
ve i
nde p e nde ntly b y p e rform i
ng s
e rvi
ce sli
ke b ath i
ng and
dre s
s
i
ng aswe llasm anagi
ng m e di
cati
on and p ay i
ng b i
lls. How i
m p ortant do y ou th i
nk i
ti
sto h ave m ore
re s
ource sand trai
ni
ng forfam i
ly care gi
ve rs? Do y ou th i
nk i
ti
s[INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER
CATEGORY.]?
Total
(700)
38.6%
50.7%
7.6%
0.7%
1.3%
0.2%
0.9%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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CARE ACT
Q26. Now I’
m goi
ng to ask i
f sup p ort orop p ose s
om e p rop osalsth at would p rovi
de addi
ti
onalh e lp forfam i
ly
care gi
ve rs
. Do y ou sup p ort orop p ose [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH C.]?
a. Re qui
ri
ng h osp i
talsand care faci
li
ti
e sto re cord th e nam e of a p ati
e nt’
sfam i
ly care gi
ve ri
n th e m e di
cal
re cord up on adm i
ssi
on
Total
(700)
72.5%
20.5%
0.3%
1.4%
1.2%
1.5%
2.6%
Strongly sup p ort
Som e wh at sup p ort
[DO NOT READ]Ne i
th e rsup p ort norop p ose
Som e wh at op p ose
Strongly op p ose
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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b . Hos
pi
talske e p i
ng a fam i
ly care gi
ve ri
nform e d of m ajorde ci
si
ons
, li
ke trans
fe rri
ng ordi
sch argi
ng th e
p ati
e nt
Total
(700)
78.6%
17.4%
0.1%
0.7%
0.3%
0.8%
2.1%
Strongly sup p ort
Som e wh at sup p ort
[DO NOT READ]Ne i
th e rsup p ort norop p ose
Som e wh at op p ose
Strongly op p ose
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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c. Re qui
ri
ng h osp i
talsto e x p lai
n and de m ons
trate any m e di
calornursi
ng tas
ksfam i
ly care gi
ve rswi
llne e d
to p e rform afte rth e p ati
e nt re turnsh om e
Total
(700)
79.8%
16.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.6%
2.2%
Strongly sup p ort
Som e wh at sup p ort
[DO NOT READ]Ne i
th e rsup p ort norop p ose
Som e wh at op p ose
Strongly op p ose
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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NURSING
Q27. Som e s
tate sare consi
de ri
ng a p rop osalth at would allow re gi
s
te re d nurse swi
th advance d trai
ni
ng wh o
ofte n vi
s
i
t olde rp e op le i
n th e i
rh om e sto se rve asth e p ri
m ary oracute care p rovi
de rof re cord fora p ati
e nt.
Th e s
e nurs
e sh ave addi
ti
onaltrai
ni
ng i
n sp e ci
fi
c are as, li
ke e lde rcare .
Do y ous
up p ort orop p os
e a p rop osali
n y ourstate th at would allow nurse swi
th advance d trai
ni
ng to se rve as
th e p ri
m ary oracute care p rovi
de rof re cord foran olde rp e rson.
Total
(700)
76.9%
15.3%
0.3%
1.6%
2.4%
2.0%
1.5%
Strongly sup p ort
Som e wh at sup p ort
[DO NOT READ]Ne i
th e rsup p ort norop p ose
Som e wh at op p ose
Strongly op p ose
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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INDEPENDENT LVIING
Q28. If y ouora love d one ne e de d h e lp wh e n th e b asi
c tas
ksof li
fe b e com e m ore di
ffi
cult due to agi
ng or
i
llne s
s
, wh e re would y ou p re fe rto re ce i
ve th at care orh e lp fory ourse lf ora love d one ? [INSERT, READ AND
RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH C. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
Total
(700)
86.5%
4.8%
6.4%
1.9%
0.4%
At h om e wi
th care gi
ve rassi
stance
In an assi
ste d li
vi
ng faci
li
ty orgroup h om e
In a nursi
ng h om e
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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Q29. If y ouora love d one ne e de d h e lp to re m ai
ni
nde p e nde nt, h ow i
m p ortant would i
t b e to h ave se rvi
ce s
th at would allow y ou ora love d one to li
ve i
nde p e nde ntly at h om e foraslong asp os
si
b le ? W ould i
tbe
[INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Total
(700)
41.1%
46.8%
10.0%
0.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.5%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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Q30. How i
m p ortant i
si
t th at se rvi
ce s, such ash om e h e alth care , p e rsonalcare , day p rogram s
, and se rvi
ce s
s
o care gi
ve rscan take a b re ak from th e i
rcare gi
vi
ng duti
e s, are avai
lab le i
n y ourcom m uni
ty ? Isi
t [INSERT
AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Total
(700)
37.4%
49.6%
11.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
Questions 31 and 32 needed to be shortened due to time constraints so they were changed after the
first 13 interviews; therefore, the weighted n for these questions is 686.
Q31. Now I’
m goi
ng to ask y ou ab out som e com m uni
ty se rvi
ce s. Ple ase te llm e h ow i
m p ortant y outh i
nk i
ti
s
to h ave th e followi
ng se rvi
ce si
n y ourcom m uni
ty to h e lp p e op le re m ai
ni
n th e i
rown h om e sasth e y age . How
i
m p ortant i
sh avi
ng [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THOUGH G.] i
n y ourcom m uni
ty ? Do y ou
th i
nk i
ti
s[INSERT AND READ EACH IMPORTANCE ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
a. Se ni
orCe nte rs
Total
(686)
35.0%
53.8%
8.9%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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b . Hous
e ke e p i
ng se rvi
ce sforolde rp e rsons
Total
(686)
37.0%
51.3%
9.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.1%
0.4%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
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c. Hom e de li
ve re d m e als
Total
(686)
32.6%
52.2%
10.8%
2.1%
1.8%
0.6%
-
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
d. Hom e h e alth care se rvi
ce s
Total
(686)
44.7%
48.0%
6.1%
0.9%
0.3%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
e . Re s
pi
te care orb re aksforfam i
ly care gi
ve rsfrom care gi
vi
ng duti
es
Total
(686)
36.1%
52.8%
8.6%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
f.
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
Trans
p ortati
on se rvi
ce sforse ni
ors
Total
(686)
43.2%
48.7%
6.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.4%
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
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g. A ce ntralp lace forcare gi
ve rsto go to ge t i
nform ati
on and re source s
Total
(686)
38.3%
51.3%
8.8%
0.3%
0.7%
0.6%
-
Ex tre m e ly i
m p ortant
Ve ry i
m p ortant
Som e wh at i
m p ortant
Not ve ry i
m p ortant
Not at alli
m p ortant
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
Q32. Doe sy ourcom m uni
ty h ave [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THOUGH G.]? [RECORD A
RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Total
(686)
45.1%
34.7%
36.8%
Se ni
orCe nte rs
Hous
e ke e p i
ng se rvi
ce sforolde rp e rsons
Hom e de li
ve re d m e als
44.2%
Hom e h e alth care se rvi
ce s
20.6%
Re s
pi
te care orb re aksforfam i
ly care gi
ve rsfrom care gi
vi
ng duti
es
45.1%
Trans
p ortati
on se rvi
ce sforse ni
ors
31.4%
A ce ntralp lace forcare gi
ve rsto go to ge t i
nform ati
on and re source s
“Yes” Responses
Q33. W h e re would y ou turn to fi
nd out i
nform ati
on ab out se rvi
ce si
n y ourcom m uni
ty th at would h e lp p e op le
re m ai
ni
n th e i
rown h om e sasth e y age ? W ould y ou turn to [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A
THROUGH H BELOW]? [RECORD A RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.]
Total
(700)
81.6%
93.5%
89.0%
83.5%
51.4%
72.0%
73.3%
82.8%
Fam i
ly orfri
e nds
Y ourdoctorsoroth e rh e alth care p rovi
de rs
Hos
pi
talsoroth e rh e alth care faci
li
ti
es
Se ni
orce nte rs
Th e Inte rne t
Th e p h one b ook
Ch urch e s
Gove rnm e nt age nci
es
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Demographics
The following questions are for classification purposes only and will be kept entirely confidential.
D1.W h at i
sy ourcurre nt m ari
talstatus? Are y ou [INSERT AND READ EACH
ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Total
(700)
51.1%
5.2%
3.4%
11.0%
14.7%
13.1%
0.1%
1.3%
Marri
ed
Not m arri
e d, li
vi
ng wi
th y ourp artne rorsi
gni
fi
cant oth e r
Se p arate d
Di
vorce d
W i
dowe d
Orare y ou curre ntly si
ngle and ne ve rm arri
ed
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
D2.[IF D1 = 1 ASK: “Are y ou ory oursp ouse curre ntly a m e m b e rof
A-A-R-P?” IF D1 = 2 ASK: “Are y ou ory ourp artne rcurre ntly a m e m b e rof AARP?” OTHERWISE ASK “Are
y ou curre ntly a m e m b e rof AARP?”]
Total
(700)
9.9%
80.7%
6.5%
2.9%
Yes
No
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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D3.Th i
nki
ng ab out wh o li
ve si
n y ourh ouse h old, do y ou curre ntly [INSERT AND
READ ITEMS A THROUGH C BELOW.]?
Total
(700)
10.8%
22.7%
15.2%
“Yes” Responses
Have any ch i
ldre n unde rage 18 li
vi
ng wi
th y ou
Have any ch i
ldre n ove rage 18 li
vi
ng wi
th y ou
Have any ch i
ldre n away at colle ge
D4.Do y ouown orre nt y ourp ri
m ary re si
de nce ?
Total
(700)
77.5%
14.3%
4.8%
1.2%
2.1%
Own
Re nt
[DO NOT READ]Oth e rli
vi
ng arrange m e nt [RECORD ANSWER]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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D5.How would y ou de scri
b e th e are a wh e re y ou li
ve ? Do y ou li
ve … [READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Total
(700)
12.4%
38.9%
42.9%
3.3%
1.1%
1.4%
Downtown ori
n an urb an are a
In th e sub urb s
In a ruralare a
[DO NOT READ]Som e th i
ng e lse
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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D6.W h at i
sth e h i
gh e st le ve lof e ducati
on th at y ou com p le te d? [READ EACH
ANSWER CATEGORY.]
Total
(700)
26.6%
14.8%
6.2%
9.4%
14.1%
7.2%
18.2%
0.8%
2.6%
0 to 12th grade , b ut wi
th no di
p lom a
Hi
gh sch oolgraduate ore qui
vale nt
Pos
th i
gh s
ch oole ducati
on, b ut wi
th no de gre e
2 y e arde gre e
4 y e arde gre e
Pos
t graduate study , b ut wi
th no de gre e
Graduate orp rofe ssi
onalde gre e
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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D7.W h i
ch of th e followi
ng b e st de s
cri
b e sy ourcurre nt e m p loy m e nt status?
[READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]
Total
(700)
4.9%
3.6%
12.9%
4.0%
43.4%
6.8%
21.8%
0.3%
2.4%
Se lf-e m p loy e d full-ti
me
Se lf-e m p loy e d p art-ti
me
Em p loy e d full-ti
me
Em p loy e d p art-ti
me
Re ti
re d and not worki
ng at all
Une m p loy e d and looki
ng forwork
Orare y ou not i
n th e lab orforce foroth e rre asons
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d
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D8.Th i
nki
ng ab out y ourstate e le cti
onsforPuerto Rico Gove rnorand Le gi
slatorsi
n th e last 10 y e ars
, wh i
ch of
th e followi
ng b e s
t de s
cri
b e sy ourvoti
ng b e h avi
or? W ould y ou say y ou vote alway s, m ost of th e ti
m e , ab out
h alf of th e ti
m e , se ldom , orwould y ou say y ou ne ve rvote ?
Total
(700)
70.4%
12.7%
2.7%
6.1%
4.4%
0.4%
3.2%
Alway s
Mos
t of th e ti
me
Ab out h alf of th e ti
me
Se ldom
Ne ve r
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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D9.W h i
ch p oli
ti
calp arty do y ou m os
ti
de nti
fy wi
th ? [INSERT, READ AND
RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH C. ALWAYS READ D AND E LAST IN THAT ORDER]?
Total
(700)
21.1%
27.3%
2.0%
1.8%
16.9%
15.1%
3.3%
14.1%
Pop ularDe m ocrati
c Party (PPD)
Ne w Progre ssi
ve Party (PNP)
Pue rto Ri
can Inde p e nde nce Party (PIP)
Som e oth e rp oli
ti
calp arty
Vota Candi
datura
None of th e ab ove [DO NOT READ]
[DO NOT READ]Not sure [DO NOT READ]
[DO NOT READ]Re fuse d [DO NOT READ]
D10. How would y ou ch aracte ri
ze y ourp oli
ti
calvi
e ws? W ould y ou say y ou
are [INSERT, READ AND RANDOMIZE ITEMS A THROUGH C. ]?
Total
(700)
47.7%
24.3%
15.6%
2.6%
3.2%
6.5%
Cons
e rvati
ve
Mode rate
Li
b e ral
[DO NOT READ]None of th e se
[DO NOT READ]Not sure
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D11. W e re ali
ze i
ncom e i
sa p ri
vate m atte rand so rath e rth an as
k y ou any th i
ng sp e ci
fi
c
ab out y ouri
ncom e , I’
d li
ke to as
k y outo p le ase stop m e wh e n I ge t to th e cate gory th at i
nclude sy our
h ous
e h old’
si
ncom e b e fore tax e si
n 2013. W asi
t [INSERT AND READ EACH ANSWER CATEGORY.]?
Total
(700)
30.6%
16.2%
11.1%
6.8%
6.5%
4.5%
1.6%
2.2%
1.8%
0.7%
8.0%
9.9%
D12.
Le s
sth an $10,000
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METHODOLOGY
Th e 2014 AARP Surve y of Pue rto Ri
co Re gi
s
te re d Vote rsAge 45+ on Care gi
vi
ng wasconducte d th rough
te le p h one i
nte rvi
e wswi
th a sam p le of 700 re sp onde ntsage s45 and olde rdrawn from random di
gi
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li
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n Sp ani
sh b y Pre ci
si
on Op i
ni
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Octob e r5th , 2014. Th e re sultsfrom th e s
tudy we re we i
gh te d b y age and ge nde rto re fle ct th e Pue rto Ri
co
p op ulati
on of re s
i
de ntsage 45 and olde r. Th e m argi
n of e rrorforth e com p le te se t of 700 i
nte rvi
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s±3.8%.
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p onde ntswe re scre e ne d to e nsure th at th e y we re re si
de ntsof Pue rto Ri
co, age 45 orolde rand re gi
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to vote i
n Pue rto Ri
co.
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p ons
e rate forth i
sstudy was15 p e rce nt and wascalculate d usi
ng AAPOR’
sre sp onse rate 3 m e th od.
Th e coop e rati
on rate was77 p e rce nt ascalculate d usi
ng AAPOR’
scoop e rati
on rate 3 m e th od. 1
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sti
csre p re se nti
ng surve y re sp onse sare re p orte d i
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ch m ay not
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li
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Calculated using AAPOR’s Outcome Rate Calculator Version 2.1, May 2003
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ly re p re se nt offi
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AARP s
taff from th e Pue rto Ri
co State Offi
ce , Cam p ai
gns
, State Advocacy and Strate gy Inte grati
on (SASI)
and State Re s
e arch contri
b ute d to th e de si
gn, i
m p le m e ntati
on and re p orti
ng of th i
sstudy . Sp e ci
alth anks
go to AARP s
taff i
ncludi
ng Jose Acaron, State Di
re ctori
n Pue rto Ri
co, Eddi
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ve ra, Associ
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re ctorof Advocacy i
n Pue rto Ri
co; Ch ry ste Halland JodiSakol, Cam p ai
gns
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sh a Bonne r, Rach e lle Cum m i
ns
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Harri
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on and Darle ne Matth e ws, State Re se arch ; and Dori
sGi
lli
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ce of Ge ne ralCounse l. Ple ase
contact Joanne Bi
ne tte at 202-434-6303 form ore i
nform ati
on re gardi
ng th i
ssurve y .
AARP Research
For more information about this survey, please contact Joanne Binette at:
202.434.6303 or e-mail [email protected]
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