One child in 10 in the US lives with a grandparent. Of those,
0. 4 in 10 are being raised primarily by that grandparent.
Grandparents Raising
I Grandchildren
Family dynamics are changing rapidly. Grandparent caregivers are:
Women: 62%
Married: 66%
Age 45-59: 54%
White: 53%
Income 1-3 times poverty line: 47%
Long-term commitment:
More than half (54%) of these grandparents
report they have been primary caregivers for
2.9 million US 3 or more years. and 23% report 1-2 years.
children are The steep climb in ’07-08 is 2008 2.9
being raised largely due to the Recession 2007
by a grandparent. 2005 2006 2.66 2.7 r-
2000 2.5 2 6 1.11