Caregiving Years Training Academy · Ongoing Research
Family Caregiver
Stress Survey
A few questions. Your honest answers help us understand what family caregivers are carrying and what actually helps.
Step 1 of 5
Welcome
Is this your first time taking this survey?
Your answer helps us understand how stress changes over time for family caregivers.
Please let us know if this is your first visit.
Since You Were Last Here
Do you remember your stress level last time?
If you can recall, this helps us track whether caregiving stress is shifting over time. If you don't remember, that's completely fine; you can just scroll down.
Question 1
How stressed are you right now?
On a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the least stressed and 5 being the most stressed.
Please select your stress level before continuing.
Question 2
What's the cause of your stress?
Check as many as apply. You know your situation best.
Please select at least one cause, or share your situation in the text box.
One Last Thing
Where are you located?
We're exploring whether geographic location affects caregiving stress and whether the support systems, resources, and community available to family caregivers differs by where they live. Your zip or postal code helps us find those patterns.
Optional — skip if you prefer not to share
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Thank you for sharing
You are not alone in this.
What you're feeling has a name, and thousands of family caregivers have named it the same way. Here's what our research shows.
Your responses
4.08
Average stress score among 1,355 family caregivers surveyed, on a scale of 1 to 5.
77%
of family caregivers rated their stress a 4 or 5: very stressed or most stressed.
What family caregivers say causes their stress
I miss my life
69%
I don't sleep well at night
62%
I haven't had a break
58%
I don't have enough help
53%
I don't have enough time
52%
My own health is suffering
51%
In Their Own Words: What Family Caregivers Say About Their Stress
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