National long-term care survey and national survey of informal caregivers, 1982

The 1982 National Long-Term Care Survey and the linked National Survey of Informal Caregivers were conducted in 1982 to provide information on the extent of functional limitation in the elderly population who are not living in institutions, on how the elderly are coping with limitations on the activities of daily living (ADL), on the kinds of care they are receiving and who is providing that care, and on the effects on informal caregivers of providing that care. The Long-Term Care survey provides nationally representative data on patterns of functional limitations, medical conditions, recent problems, use of health and social services, type and amount of informal services received along with information on caregivers, demographic characteristics, economic status, living conditions, and cognitive functioning of impaired persons. The Survey of Informal Caregivers provides information on the relationship between caregivers and impaired persons and the kinds of care provided. It also gives information about the caregivers such as costs in terms of out-of-pocket expense, time, inconveniences, and problems, mobility and mobility restrictions because of care, work restrictions, feelings about providing care, and demographic and socio-economic data.