CB02-FF.14
August 26, 2002
Grandparents Day 2002: Sept. 8
To mark the celebration of Grandparents Day, the Census Bureau has culled from recently released Census 2000 reports (and other sources) the following facts pertaining to grandparents. Census 2000 marked the first census in which a question was asked about grandparents as caregivers.
5.8 million
The number of grandparents who lived with any of their grandchildren
under 18 in 2000.
2.4 million
The number of grandparents responsible for most of the basic needs (i.e.,
food, shelter, clothing) of one or more of the grandchildren they lived with
in 2000. This represented 42 percent of all grandparents who lived with their
grandchildren.
59
The percentage of grandparents in Wyoming living with their grandchildren
in 2000 who were responsible for most of the basic needs of one or more of them.
This was the highest rate in the nation. Oklahoma, Arkansas and South Dakota
were next, at 58 percent each. The lowest rates belonged to Massachusetts and
Hawaii, both at 28 percent.
For more information on grandparents as caregivers, go to <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/demoprofiles.html>.
3.9 million
The number of multigenerational family households in the United States
in 2000; these are families where grandparents lived under the same roof with
two or more generations of descendants. These households represented 4 percent
of all households.
65
The percentage of multigenerational households in which the grandparent
was the householder and lived with their children and their grandchildren. There
were 2.6 million of these households.
33
The percentage of multigenerational households in which the grandparent
lived in the home of their children (or son- or daughter-in-law) along with their
children's children. These households numbered 1.3 million.
2
The percentage of multigenerational households (78,000) that included
both grandparents and great-grandparents, as well as the children and grandchildren
of the grandparents. The great-grandparents could include parents-in-law of the
grandparents.
8.2
The percentage of households in Hawaii that were of the multigenerational
family type in 2000. Hawaii led the nation. California (5.6 percent) and Mississippi
(5.2 percent) were the only other states that exceeded 5 percent.
1.1
The percentage of households in North Dakota in 2000 made up of multigenerational
families, smallest of any state in the nation. The other states with fewer than
2 percent were Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information on multigenerational families, go to <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn182.html>.
5.4 million
The number of grandchildren living in a grandparent's home in 2000.
Of these children, 4.5 million were under 18. <http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet>
21
The percentage of preschoolers in 1997 who were cared for by their grandparents
while their mother was employed or in school. Grandparents were the leading child-care
providers for preschoolers who were in some type of child-care arrangement. Only
15 percent of these grandparents were paid for providing this care, with payments
averaging $40 per week -- half the amount charged by day-care centers. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02-102.html>
The preceding facts come from Census 2000 and the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Previous 2002 Census Bureau Facts for Features: African American History Month (February), Valentine's Day (Feb. 14), Women's History Month (March), St. Patrick's Day (March 17), Census Bureau Centennial (March 6), Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May), Older Americans Month (May), Mother's Day (May 12), Father's Day (June 16), the Fourth of July, 12th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act (July 26), Back to School (August) and Labor Day (Sept. 2). Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office (tel [301] 763-3030; fax [301] 457-3670; e-mail: <pio@census.gov>).
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