First, we describe the prevalence of caregiving in our sample. Figure 1 shows that about 14 percent of adults are currently providing regular care to a disabled or chronically disabled person. Thirty-eight percent are not currently providing care but have provided such care inthe past. Thus, fully 52 percent of the sample have been active caregivers at some point in their lives. This is comparable to other studies and suggests not only that informal caregiving is common, but that it is a role entry that should be expected by most Americans. Notably, thequestion used asked about “regular care provided,” which included but was not limited to personal care. While this was a broadly defined measure of caregiving, it provided the maximum ability to encompass all types of caregiving and caregivers in the analysis.