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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about whether a person lives with his/her grandchildren under age 18, if he/she is the primary caregiver, and how long he/she has cared for his/her grandchildren to create statistics about grandparent caregivers. Grandparent caregiver data help federal agencies understand the special provisions needed for federal programs designed to assist families, as older Americans are often in different financial, housing, and health circumstances than those of other ages. These data also help measure the effects of policies and programs that focus on the well-being of families, including tax policies and financial assistance programs. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Question as it appears on the form We ask one question about whether adults live with their grandchildren under 18, and if they are responsible for their basic care. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTION Results from this question The results from this question are compiled to provide communities with important statistics to help plan assistance programs. Y can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States Grandparents Living with Own Grandchildren Under 18 6,844,458 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Social Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Grandparents Living with Grandchildren Under 18 Who Are Responsible for Grandchildren 32.0 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Social Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Grandparents Living with Own Grandchildren Under 18 Who Are in the Labor Force 46.9 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S1002] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables: S1002 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S1002] Grandparents as caregivers data help communities: Provide Assistance to Families We want to know more about families, particularly those where grandparents care for grandchildren, along with data about the ages of children, household income, disability, and poverty status. This information helps communities enroll eligible families in programs designed to assist them, such as the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and helps communities qualify for grants to fund these programs. These data are also used to evaluate programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Provide Assistance to Older Americans Local officials use information about how many people in a community are over a certain age, including whether older Americans are caring for grandchildren, to fund programs and services targeted to reach older adults with the greatest economic and social needs (Older Americans Act). Understand Changing Households Information about how often grandparents are responsible for the basic care for grandchildren and how long they have been responsible in combination with information about age, disability, income, etc., helps communities understand if available housin and services are meeting residents' needs. History of grandparents as caregivers question The grandparents as caregivers question originated with the 2000 Census. It was transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replace the decennial census long form. [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No