| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | median number of hours of care provided by senior caregivers per week, by primary care receiver relationship and sex, 2018 |  |  |  |
| 3 | all caregivers | total | men | women |
| 4 |  | hours |  |  |
| 5 |  | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | primary care receiver |  |  |  |
| 7 | spouse/partner | 20 | 14 | 20 |
| 8 | child | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | parent | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | parent-in-law | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | other family member | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | friend, colleague or neighbour | 2 | 2 | 2 |

Question: how many hours did senior caregivers spend per week providing care or support to family and friends in 2018?
Answer: 6

Question: how many hours did senior men spend per week providing care or support to family and friends in 2018?
Answer: 5

Question: how many hours did senior women spend per week providing care or support to family and friends in 2018?
Answer: 8

Question: which activity had the lowest number of weekly hours spent on caregiving involved?
Answer: friend, colleague or neighbour

Question: which caregiver did seniors spend the most hours on?
Answer: spouse/partner

Question: how many hours per week did senior women spend on caring for a spouse?
Answer: 20

Question: how many hours per week did senior men spend on caring for a spouse?
Answer: 14

Question: which sex spent more hours on caring for a child?
Answer: women