FIGURE 2

Men Commonly Assist Adults with Errands and Household Maintenance, Less So with Personal and Medical Care

Share who have ever given ongoing or periodic help to an adult loved one with each task

Based on responses from 3,345 U.S. adults (2,299 men and 1,046 women). Ns are unweighted. “Adult loved one” refers to an adult family member or friend who had a serious illness or disability or needed extra help.
* Statistically significant difference between men and women (p < .05).
Source: Survey of 3,345 U.S. adults, with an oversample of men and fathers, drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel and a nonprobability sample from Dynata; conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for New America’s Better Life Lab, April 6–20, 2026.