This bill requires that, within 3 years of enactment, at least one major Federal population survey include a question to identify people who provided regular unpaid care to multiple generations in the prior 12 months. The question must identify individuals who cared for at least one child under 18 and at least one adult who has a health condition or disability (either age 18–64 or age 65 and older). The Secretary of Commerce, working with Federal statistical agencies, may change wording or placement to make the question clear, reliable, and low burden. Agencies must do cognitive and field testing as appropriate. Answers to the question would be voluntary. Within 2 years after the question is added to a survey, the Secretary must report to Congress on data quality, respondent burden and response rates, which survey(s) included the question, and recommendations about the question. The report must be published on the Commerce Department website. The bill also defines which surveys count as major federal population surveys (for example, the American Community Survey, Current Population Survey, and National Health Interview Survey).
If you are selected for a major Federal population survey, you may be asked a voluntary question about whether you provided unpaid care to both a child and an adult with a health condition or disability in the past year. The question will be tested first to try to make it clear and easy to answer. Results would be used by agencies and reported to Congress to help inform future decisions about data collection.
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Supporters say that more and better data on multigenerational caregiving are needed because more people are providing unpaid care to both children and older adults. The bill states that existing Federal data do not fully capture these responsibilities and that improved data could improve policymaking related to caregiving, workforce participation, and health outcomes. The bill identifies major Federal surveys as appropriate places to collect this information.
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