The future supply of informal care 2003 to 2013: alternative scenarios

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Aged care series

This report looks at factors that may affect the future supply of informal care. These include Australia's ageing population, an increase in female labour force participation, and changed living arrangements. The report was jointly funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and the AIHW. Hard copies of this report will be available for sale shortly.

Authored by Jenkins A, Rowland F, Angus P & Hales C.

Published 28 November 2003; ISSN 1325-6025; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 333 9; AIHW cat. no. AGE 32; 72pp.; $25.00


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Full publication (339K PDF)

  • Preliminary material  (154K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures 
    • Acknowledgments
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (208K PDF)
      • Background 
      • Factors affecting the future of informal care
    2. The methodology
      • Supply- and demand-based projections
      • The projection method
      • Measures and data sources
      • Constructing the scenarios 
      • Outline of the report
    3. Informal care in 1998
      • Profile of carers 
    4. Informal care in the future
      • Projected carers aged 10-24 years
      • Projected carers aged 25-59 years 
      • Projected carers aged 60 or more years 
    5. Projected total carer pools
    6. Conclusion
  • End matter
    • Appendix (167K PDF)
    • Glossary
    • References

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