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Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000
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USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Months responsible for grandchildren (US2000A_0587)

Data file: USA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 489
End: 489
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
18. Was this person under 15 years of age on April 1, 2000?

[] Yes [Go on to question 33]
[] No





19. 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.

[] Less than 6 months
[] 6 to 11 months
[] 1 or 2 years
[] 3 or 4 years
[] 5 years or more
Categories
Value Category
0 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 amount of time the respondent has been responsible for a co-resident grandchild.
Universe
Persons age 30+, living with at least one grandchild under age 18 for whom he or she is responsible

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Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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