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National Grandparents Day: September 10, 2023

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National Grandparents Day: September 10, 2023

September 10, 2023

Press Release Number CB23-SFS.127

From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 4580—National Grandparents Day, 1978:

“Each American family is similarly shaped and guided by its forebears. Just as a nation learns and is strengthened by its history, so a family learns and is strengthened by its understanding of preceding generations. As Americans live longer, more and more families are enriched by their shared experiences with grandparents and great-grandparents.

“The elders of each family have the responsibility for setting the moral tone for the family and for passing on the traditional values of our nation to their children and grandchildren. They bore the hardships and made the sacrifices that produced much of the progress and comfort we enjoy today. It is appropriate, therefore, that as individuals and as a nation, that we salute our grandparents for their contribution to our lives.”

Key Stats

Source: 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

Infographic: Grandparents Still Work to Support Grandchildren (August 2023)

Grandparents Still Work to Support Grandchildren

Note: The 2021 ACS stats used in the infographic above are from Table B10058. The 2021 ACS tables are below under “More Stats.”

More Stats

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), 2022 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022, find Children (C table series)

Table C4. Children With Grandparents by Presence of Parents, Sex, and Selected Characteristics: 2022, All Races

Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

Table B10001, Grandchildren Under 18 Years Living With a Grandparent Householder by Age of Grandchild

Table B10002, Grandchildren Under 18 Years Living With a Grandparent Householder by Grandparent Responsibility and Presence of Parent

Table B10010, Median Family Income for Families with Grandparent Householders and/or Spouses Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Presence of Parent of Grandchildren

Table B10050, Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren by Length of Time Responsible for Own Grandchildren for the Population 30 Years and Over

Table B10051, Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren by Presence of Parent of Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent

Table B10052, Disability Status of Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent

Table B10053, Nativity by Grandparents Responsible for Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Age of Grandparent

Table B10054, Language and Ability to Speak English of Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent

Table B10056, Sex of Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent

Table B10057, Marital Status by Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent

Table B10058, Employment Status of Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent (stats used in infographic above)

Table 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

Table B10063, Households With Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Presence of Parent of Grandchildren

Table S0201, Selected Population Profile in the United States, find RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

From the Library:

Working Paper: State-Level Analysis of Living Arrangements of Grandparents and Grandchildren and Excess Mortality Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2023)

America Counts Story: The Opioid Crisis and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (April 2019)

Outside Links

Generations United, Grandparents Day 2023

Legacy Project, Grandparents Day Planning & Activity Guide

Legal Information Institute, 36 U.S. Code § 125 - National Grandparents Day

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Grandparents Help Kids Develop Good Eating Habits

U.S. National Library of Medicine, The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Youth

Page Last Revised - November 2, 2023

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