TY  - JOUR
A1  - Amorim, Mariana
A1  - Pilkauskas, Natasha
A1  - Dunifon, Rachel
T1  - The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the United States
Y1  - 2017/12/05
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 1695
EP  - 1706
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.52
VL  - 37
IS  - 52
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/52/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/52/37-52.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/52/37-52.pdf
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/52/files/readme.37-52.txt
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/52/files/demographic-research.37-52.zip
N2  - Background: The likelihood that a US child will live with a grandparent has increased over time. In 2015, nearly 12% of children lived with a grandparent. However, the likelihood that a child will ever live with a grandparent is not known. 

Objective: We calculate the cumulative and age-specific probabilities of coresidence with grandparents during childhood. We stratify our analyses by types of grandparent-grandchild living arrangements (grandfamilies and three-generation households) and by race and ethnicity. 

Methods: We use two data sets – the pooled 2010–2015 American Community Surveys (ACS) and the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY–97) – and produce estimates using life tables techniques. 

Results: Results indicate that nearly 30% of US children ever coreside with grandparents. Both three-generation and grandfamily living arrangements are more prevalent among racial and ethnic minority groups, with three-generation coresidence particularly common among Asian children. Black children are nearly two times as likely to ever live in a grandfamily as compared to Hispanic and white children, respectively. Children are much more likely to experience grandparental coresidence during their first year of life than in any other year. 

Conclusions: This paper suggests that the magnitude of grandparental coresidence is greater than previously known, particularly in early childhood. 

Contribution: This is the first study to calculate age-specific and cumulative probabilities of coresidence with grandparents during the whole childhood. Doing so allows us to better craft public policies and guide new research on family complexity. 

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