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Title: Co-Resident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: Family Structure Matters

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Since the 1990s, there has been increasing policy interest in the role grandparents play in raising and providing care for their children. Family structure is particularly relevant for the well-being of individuals in co-residential families. We use data from the 2000 and 2007 American Community Survey to (1) enumerate and describe family structure diversity within co-residential grandparent-grandchild households; (2) identify which grandparents take primary responsibility for their grandchildren and how this varies by family structure; and (3) employ multivariate methods to investigate the link between family structure and well-being for grandchildren living with their grandparents.

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Authors: Jayasundera, Radheeka; Casper, Lynne M.; Biblarz, Timothy J.

Conference Name: Population Association of America

Publisher Location: Detroit, MI

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Family and Marriage

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