@article{Pilkauskas_30_60,
author = {Pilkauskas, Natasha and Martinson, Melissa},
title={{Three-generation family households in early childhood: Comparisons between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {30},
number = {60},
pages = {1639--1652},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.60},
year = {2014},
abstract = {Background: Shifting demographic trends in the United States (US) have resulted in increasing numbers of three-generation family households, where a child lives with a parent(s) and grandparent(s). Although similar demographic trends have been occurring in the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia, very little research has studied three-generation coresidence in these countries and no research has documented trends cross-nationally. 

Objective: We investigate differences in the rates of three-generation coresidence in early childhood cross-nationally. 

Methods: This study uses three longitudinal birth cohort studies to investigate cross-national differences in three-generation coresidence in early childhood: the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort for the US, the Millennium Cohort Study for the UK, and the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children - Birth Cohort. 

Results: We find that nearly one-quarter of US children live in a three-generation household during early childhood, compared to 8% of children in the UK and 11% in Australia. Although there are large differences in the frequency of coresidence cross-nationally, we find that similar demographic groups live in three-generation households across contexts. In general, younger, less educated, lower income, and minority mothers are more likely to live in three-generation households in all three countries. },
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/60/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/60/30-60.pdf}
}