Answers: Caregivers' Quiz

  1. True: 80% of families stay in touch.There is a strong informal support system in Canada

  2. False: 6-8%

  3. True

  4. False: 16%

  5. True

  6. True: Job opportunity costs: financial losses, vacation time lost, sick days lost, social opportunities lost (you go home instead of going out), job advances lost (cannot relocate, take training courses)

  7. True: 3.5 women for every man but gradually changing

  8. True (courtesy Ontario Women's Directorate)

  9. False: Caregiving never ceases; the move results in a new role one must adapt to

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