National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles
Document Type
Report
Abstract
In 2022, approximately 60.5 million adults aged 50 and older were grandparents, according to the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP, 2023). The SIPP is a nationally representative household-based survey and is designed to provide comprehensive family and social information on individuals and families. The SIPP gathers information on all individuals who live in a surveyed household and directly asks respondents if they are a grandparent. For these reasons, SIPP is one of the few surveys that identifies non-resident grandparents. In this profile, we identify the prevalence of grandparenthood among adults aged 50 and older and examine their demographic characteristics, including race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and current relationship status. This profile is an update of Stykes, Manning, & Brown, 2014, Wu, 2018, and Westrick-Payne (2023). It is also the fourth in our series on grandparents in the U.S.
Repository Citation
Westrick-Payne, Krista K., "FP-24-21 Prevalence of Grandparenthood in the U.S., 2022" (2024). National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles. 344.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles/344
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
National Center for Family and Marriage Research