The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the United States

Demographic Research

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Mariana Amorim¹  Rachel Dunifon¹  Natasha Pilkauskas² 

[1] Cornell University;

[2] University of Michigan;

关键词: family structure;    grandfamilies;    grandparents;    life table;    multigenerational households;    three-generation families;    United States;   

DOI  :  10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.52

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: The likelihood that a US child will live with a grandparent has increased over time. In 2015, nearly 12Š of children lived with a grandparent. However, the likelihood that a child will ever live with a grandparent is not known.Objective: We calculate the cumulative and age-specific probabilities of coresidence with grandparents during childhood. We stratify our analyses by types of grandparent-grandchild living arrangements (grandfamilies and three-generation households) and by race and ethnicity.Methods: We use two data sets - the pooled 2010-2015 American Community Surveys (ACS) and the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY-97) - and produce estimates using life tables techniques.Results: Results indicate that nearly 30Š of US children ever coreside with grandparents. Both three-generation and grandfamily living arrangements are more prevalent among racial and ethnic minority groups, with three-generation coresidence particularly common among Asian children. Black children are nearly two times as likely to ever live in a grandfamily as compared to Hispanic and white children, respectively. Children are much more likely to experience grandparental coresidence during their first year of life than in any other year.Conclusions: This paper suggests that the magnitude of grandparental coresidence is greater than previously known, particularly in early childhood.Contribution: This is the first study to calculate age-specific and cumulative probabilities of coresidence with grandparents during the whole childhood. Doing so allows us to better craft public policies and guide new research on family complexity.

【 授权许可】

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