Lianlian Lei, Ph.D., quoted in Parents story: Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Are in the ‘Sandwich Generation’—Here’s What That Really Means for Families

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Lianlian Lei, PhD, found a similar number in her published research of sandwich generation caregivers in 2022, with 24.3% of adults reporting they provided care for a child under 18 years old and an adult 65 years or older.²

Dr. Lei suggests thinking about the sandwich generation a little more broadly.

“From our point of view, I think that the more appropriate way to identify [the sandwich generation] is people who are caring for both upper generations and lower generations,” she explains, adding that, for some families, that can mean where four generations are under one umbrella. 

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