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2020 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2016 - 2020
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Months responsible for grandchildren (US2020A_GCMONTHS)

Data file: USA2020_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 468
End: 468
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
26c. How long has this grandparent been responsible for these grandchildren?</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="ital">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.</span><br /><br />[] 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>
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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

Universe
United States 2020: Persons age 30+ responsible for grandchildren [discrepancies: none]

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