B10059. Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Grandparents Living with Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent from the American Community Survey Summary File: 5-Year Estimates, 2015-2019 database shown in # Persons Date Type: Year; Country: USA; Demographic Indicator: Total: Sage Data. Sage Publishing Ltd Sage Data [electronic resource]

Corporate Author: United States Census Bureau
Published: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc. 2025

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Presents an estimate of the numbers of grandparents in the United States population ages 30+ living with a grandchild or grandchildren under age 18, according to whether the grandparent's income in the prior 12 months was above vs below the poverty level and whether the grandparent has, vs does not have, responsibility for the grandchild(ren). A grandparent is considered to be responsible if the grandparent is financially responsible for food, shelter, clothing, day care, and other living expenses, for any or all grandchildren living in the household. Estimates are presented for two age groups of grandparents and for specified geographic areas. Income includes amounts reported for wage or salary income; net self-employment income; interest, dividends, or net rental or royalty income or income from estates and trusts; Social Security or Railroad Retirement income; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); public assistance or welfare payments; retirement, survivor, or disability pensions; and all other income. The American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the US Census Bureau provides estimates of the characteristics of the population over a specific time period. The ACS collects data from the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, where it is called the Puerto Rico Community Survey. It is a continuous survey, in which each month a sample of housing unit addresses receives a questionnaire, with approximately 3.5 million addresses surveyed each year. Each year the survey produces data pooled to produce 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year estimates for geographic areas in the US and Puerto Rico, ranging from neighborhoods to congressional districts to the entire nation. Data for each release of the 5-year estimates were collected over a 5-year period ending December 31 of the reference year (eg, data in the 2019 5-year estimates were collected January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019). The statistics reported represent the characteristics of the population for the entire period vs a specific year within that period. The 5-year estimates are published for areas with populations of all sizes and are the most reliable and precise of the ACS period estimates as well as the most comprehensive, albeit the least current. (The 1-year and 3-year estimates provide data on areas with populations of 65,000+ and 20,000+, respectively. Note that the ACS 3-year estimates were discontinued with the 2011-2013 release.) The ACS estimates provide information about the social and economic needs of communities and are used to help determine how billions in federal and state funds are distributed each year. It is conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193.

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9781544332048 Sage Data CORE

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Statistical data with bibliographic citation and abstract.

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