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Title: The Prevalence and Instability of Grandparental Coresidence During Childhood
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Amorim, Mariana Dunifon, Rachel Pilkauskas, Natasha |
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The Prevalence and Instability of Grandparental Coresidence During Childhood Presented: Chicago IL, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2017 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): American Community Survey; Childhood; Coresidence; Grandparents; Household Structure; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Cross-sectional estimates show that the share of children living with grandparents has risen over the last two decades, yet little is understood about a child's likelihood of ever living with a grandparent. In this paper, we calculate the cumulative and age-specific probabilities of coresidence with grandparents during childhood. We used the American Community Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to create multi-decrement period life tables to study the prevalence and instability of grandparent coresidence. We examine differences between three-generation and grandfamily arrangements and explore patterns by race and ethnicity. Our results indicate that up to 31.5% of children ever co-reside with grandparents in either arrangement. We also find striking racial disparities in the probability of co-residing with grandparents that vary by type of grandparent household. Grandparental coresidence most commonly starts during the child's first year of life. Three-generation arrangements are highly unstable and short-lived. |
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Amorim, Mariana, Rachel Dunifon and Natasha Pilkauskas. "The Prevalence and Instability of Grandparental Coresidence During Childhood." Presented: Chicago IL, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2017. |