Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to compare information on grandparent caregivers in the United States among members of five different racial and ethnic groups. Many grandparents are responsible for grandchildren who live with them in the same household. The 1996 Welfare Reform Act mandates that statistics be collected on grandparents who serve as caregivers to a grandchild. In response to this requirement, questions were developed for the 2000 Census of Population asking each adult about care for grandchildren living in the same household.2 Data from the 2000 Census 5% Public Use Microdata Sample are used in our calculations. The groups included are the following: Hispanic/Latino grandparents, and non-Hispanic White, African American, Native American and Asian grandparents.
Recommended Citation
Mutchler, Jan; Lee, SeungAh; and Baker, Lindsey A., "Grandparent Care in the United States: Comparisons by Race and Ethnicity" (2002). Gerontology Institute Publications. 24.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gerontologyinstitute_pubs/24
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