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2010 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2006 - 2010
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USA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Months responsible for grandchildren (US2010A_GCMONTHS)

Data file: USA2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 506
End: 506
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US10A536">25 c) How long has this grandparent been responsible for the(se) grandchild(ren)? If the grandparent is financially responsible for more than one grandchild, answer the question for the grandchild for whom the grandparent has been responsible for the longest period of time. <br /><div class="i1">[] Less than 6 months <br />[] 6 to 11 months <br />[] 1 or 2 years <br />[] 3 or 4 years <br />[] 5 or more years</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Less than 6 months
2 6 to 11 months
3 1 to 2 years
4 3 to 4 years
5 5 or more years
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of months the person was responsible for grandchildren.
Universe
United States 2010: Persons age 30+ responsible for grandchildren [discrepancies: none]

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