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10 Jun, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Our new analysis looks at unpaid carers from 31 March to 25 April 2021.

More women (57%) provided unpaid care than men (43%) – this includes giving unpaid help to somebody with physical or mental illness or age-related problems ow.ly/QpR250F7aY8 Percentage of people who said they provided unpaid care in t
More than half of unpaid carers provided 5 hours or fewer a week.

There was no significant difference in the number of hours worked for men and women, or the type of care provided ow.ly/mRxK50F7b4n Bar chart showing there are no significant differences in th
The most common care activities were

▪️ being available if needed
▪️ helping around the home or garden
▪️ providing company
▪️ accompanying on errands

➡️ ow.ly/mRxK50F7b4n Bar chart showing the most common care activities provided w
A larger proportion of unpaid carers were worried about the effects that the #COVID19 pandemic was having on their life (63%) compared with non-carers (56%) ow.ly/MpVf50F7bcm Percentage worries about the effect of the pandemic on their
57% of unpaid carers had received their first vaccine dose, and 20% had received both doses.

Fewer non-carers had received one dose (44%) or both doses (16%). However, on average unpaid carers were older (52 years) than non-carers (47 years) ow.ly/zzUh50F7bll Graphic text: 57% of unpaid carers had received one dose of

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