Table 1. Characteristics of Grandparents Who Maintain Households for Their Grandchildren, 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: June 12, 1998 (Numbers in thousands) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Presence of Grandparents and Parents | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Both | Both |Grandmother | Grandmother | Grandfather| | | grandparents,|grandparents,| only, | only, | only 1/ | | Total| some parents | no parents |some parents| no parents | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total N 3,694 1,676 824 702 340 152 Grandfathers 1,402 838 412 -- -- 152 Grandmothers 2,292 838 412 702 340 -- Grandfathers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent 100 100 100 -- -- 100 Grandfather's Race White, not Hispanic 60 59 64 -- -- 58 Black, not Hispanic 18 16 20 -- -- 26 Hispanic 17 19 15 -- -- 14 Other, not Hispanic 4 6 2 -- -- 2 Grandfather's Age Under 45 15 17 11 -- -- 14 45 to 54 32 38 24 -- -- 19 55 to 64 33 30 39 -- -- 31 65 and over 20 15 26 -- -- 36 Grandfather's Education Not a high school graduate 37 35 41 -- -- 38 At least a high school graduate 63 65 59 -- -- 62 Grandfather's Current Labor Force Status Employed 66 71 62 -- -- 51 Nonemployed 2/ 34 29 38 -- -- 49 Grandfather's 1996 Labor Force Participation Worked full time/full year 55 60 49 -- -- 39 Worked less than full time/full year 45 40 51 -- -- 61 Tenure Owns house/apartment 81 81 84 -- -- 72 Rents house/apartment 3/ 19 19 16 -- -- 28 Poverty Status Poor 12 10 14 -- -- 20 Not poor 88 90 86 -- -- 80 Mean Income Total Household $53,811 $61,632 $41,709 -- -- $43,476 Grandfather's $27,259 $29,296 $24,852 -- -- $22,561 Grandmothers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent 100 100 100 100 100 -- Grandmother's Race White, not Hispanic 48 57 63 39 28 -- Black, not Hispanic 31 16 19 45 53 -- Hispanic 16 21 15 13 16 -- Other, not Hispanic 5 7 3 4 3 -- Grandmother's Age Under 45 19 23 15 24 7 -- 45 to 54 36 42 35 30 34 -- 55 to 64 30 26 36 25 37 -- 65 and over 15 9 14 20 22 -- Grandmother's Education Not a high school graduate 36 28 41 37 46 -- At least a high school graduate 64 72 59 63 54 -- Grandmother's Current Labor Force Status Employed 51 56 50 55 33 -- Nonemployed 2/ 49 44 50 45 67 -- Grandmother's 1996 Labor Force Participation Worked full time/full year 37 38 32 46 21 -- Worked less than full time/full year 63 62 68 54 79 -- Tenure Owns house/apartment 69 81 84 60 39 -- Rents house/apartment 3/ 31 19 16 40 61 -- Poverty Status Poor 23 10 14 27 57 -- Not poor 77 90 86 73 43 -- Mean Income Total Household $43,783 $61,632 $41,709 $35,334 $19,750 -- Grandmother's $14,063 $13,440 $11,028 $16,906 $13,402 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Grandfather only includes families with grandfathers as householders, parents may or may not be present. The small sample size necessitates combining the two family types. 2/ Nonemployed includes grandparents who are unemployed as well as those not in the labor force. 3/ Also includes a small portion of grandparents who neither own, nor rent their house or apartment. Source: 1997 March Current Population Survey