RH9 how many grandchildren The next questions are about grandchildren. How many grandchildren do you have? (INTERVIEWER: IF THERE IS AMBIGUITY IN WHO IS A GRANDCHILD, LET RESPONDENT USE OWN DEFINITION) (The Q name was 'Gp0a'.) % Freq VALUE 2.4 100 0 NONE 15.1 620 1 17.2 707 2 13.7 562 3 11.6 477 4 8.9 368 5 6.4 262 6 5.5 228 7 4.3 178 8 3.3 137 9 2.3 94 10 1.9 78 11 1.5 60 12 0.9 39 13 1.0 41 14 0.6 26 15 0.4 16 16 0.5 20 17 0.4 17 18 0.4 16 19 0.2 10 20 0.1 6 21 0.2 10 22 0.1 3 23 0.1 4 24 0.2 7 25 0.1 5 26 0.1 3 27 0.1 3 28 0.4 18 30 30 OR MORE 17 -2 REFUSED 4 -1 DON'T KNOW 3,141 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = 4.911 Max = 30 Std Dev = 4.469 Median = 4 Variance = 19.973 (Based on 4,115 valid cases) RH10 age of youngest grandchild How old is (your/your youngest) grandchild? (The Q name was 'Gp0b'.) 7,277 cases (Range of valid codes: 0-48) Min = 0 Mean = 5.759 Max = 48 Std Dev = 7.142 Median = 3 Variance = 51.014 (Based on 3,988 valid cases) RH11 age of oldest grandchild How old is your oldest grandchild? (The Q name was 'Gp0c'.) 7,277 cases (Range of valid codes: 0-63) Min = 0 Mean = 14.579 Max = 63 Std Dev = 10.438 Median = 13 Variance = 108.953 (Based on 3,989 valid cases) RH12 nights grandchild stayed over last yr During the last 12 months, about how many nights altogether, if any, did (your grandchild/any of your grandchildren) stay overnight at your house without his or her parents? (INTERVIEWER: THIS QUESTION REFERS NOT TO THE NUMBER OF OVERNIGHT VISITS FROM A SPECIFIC GRANDCHILD, BUT HOW FREQUENTLY ANY GRANDCHILD STAYS OVERNIGHT.) (The Q name was 'Gp1'.) 7,277 cases (Range of valid codes: -4-360) Min = -4 Mean = 15.494 Max = 360 Std Dev = 44.565 Median = 2 Variance = 1,986.025 (Based on 3,407 valid cases) RH13 how often saw grandchild last yr During the last 12 months, about how often did you see (your grandchild/any of your grandchildren)? Would you say not at all, about once a year, several times a year, 1 to 3 times a month, about once a week, or more than once a week? (INTERVIEWER: THIS QUESTION REFERS NOT TO SEEING A SPECIFIC GRANDCHILD, BUT HOW FREQUENTLY R SEES ANY GRANDCHILD.) (The Q name was 'Gp2'.) % Freq VALUE 0.5 19 0 ONLY GRANDCHILD LIVES WITH R 3.1 122 1 NOT AT ALL 5.5 216 2 ABOUT ONCE A YEAR 21.6 853 3 SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR 19.1 754 4 1 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH 17.2 680 5 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 33.0 1,304 6 MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK 17 -2 REFUSED 9 -1 DON'T KNOW 3,303 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = 4.395 Max = 6 Std Dev = 1.459 Median = 5 Variance = 2.128 (Based on 3,948 valid cases) RH14 how oftn communicte w/ grndchldrn lst yr During the last 12 months, about how often did you talk on the telephone or receive a letter or e-mail from (your grandchild/any of your grandchildren)? Would you say: not at all, about once a year, several times a year, 1 to 3 times a month, about once a week, or more than once a week? (INTERVIEWER: THIS QUESTION REFERS NOT TO TALKING WITH A SPECIFIC GRANDCHILD, BUT HOW FREQUENTLY R SPOKE WITH ANY GRANDCHILD.) (The Q name was 'Gp3'.) % Freq VALUE 0.3 9 0 ONLY GRANDCHILD LIVES WITH R 8.0 283 1 NOT AT ALL 3.4 119 2 ABOUT ONCE A YEAR 20.2 713 3 SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR 21.5 759 4 1 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH 21.7 764 5 ABOUT ONCE A WEEK 25.0 880 6 MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK 4 -1 DON'T KNOW 3,746 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = 4.195 Max = 6 Std Dev = 1.509 Median = 4 Variance = 2.277 (Based on 3,527 valid cases) RH15 how close w/ grandchildren 0 to 10 scale On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is "not at all close" and 10 is "extremely close," how would you describe your relationship with (your grandchild/any of your grandchildren)? (The Q name was 'Gp6'.) % Freq VALUE 1.5 62 -4 IT VARIES AMONG DIFFERENT GRANDCHILDREN; 1.1 44 0 NOT AT ALL CLOSE 0.6 23 1 0.7 30 2 0.9 38 3 1.0 42 4 6.0 241 5 3.4 135 6 6.7 267 7 13.8 554 8 11.5 459 9 52.7 2,108 10 EXTREMELY CLOSE 17 -2 REFUSED 16 -1 DON'T KNOW 3,241 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = -4 Mean = 8.405 Max = 10 Std Dev = 2.587 Median = 10 Variance = 6.693 (Based on 4,003 valid cases) RH16 ever had primary resp for grandchild For various reasons, grandparents sometimes take on the primary responsibility for raising a grandchild. Have you ever had the primary responsibility for (your grandchild/any of your grandchildren) for six months or more? (The Q name was 'Gp7'.) % Freq VALUE 13.4 538 1 YES 86.6 3,477 2 NO 16 -2 REFUSED 5 -1 DON'T KNOW 3,241 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RH17 times had primary resp for grandchild How many different times did this occur? (The Q name was 'Gp8'.) % Freq VALUE 67.7 352 1 ONE TIME 15.6 81 2 6.5 34 3 1.9 10 4 0.6 3 5 0.8 4 6 0.2 1 7 0.6 3 8 6.2 32 10 TEN OR MORE TIMES 1 -2 REFUSED 17 -1 DON'T KNOW 6,739 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 1 Mean = 2.012 Max = 10 Std Dev = 2.280 Median = 1 Variance = 5.198 (Based on 520 valid cases) RH18 age grch when first had primary resp How old was this grandchild (the first time)? (The Q name was 'Gp9'.) % Freq VALUE 37.2 194 0 UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE 8.1 42 1 7.5 39 2 7.5 39 3 6.7 35 4 5.2 27 5 3.5 18 6 3.1 16 7 2.9 15 8 2.1 11 9 2.5 13 10 1.5 8 11 1.2 6 12 1.7 9 13 1.2 6 14 1.9 10 15 2.1 11 16 2.1 11 17 0.8 4 18 0.2 1 19 1.2 6 20 AGE TWENTY OR MORE 1 -2 REFUSED 16 -1 DON'T KNOW 6,739 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = 4.157 Max = 20 Std Dev = 5.224 Median = 2 Variance = 27.294 (Based on 521 valid cases) RH19M mo first primary resp start In what month and year did (this/the first such time) begin? (The Q name was 'G10m'.) % Freq VALUE 11.0 47 1 JANUARY 7.3 31 2 FEBRUARY 6.8 29 3 MARCH 5.9 25 4 APRIL 7.3 31 5 MAY 10.5 45 6 JUNE 8.2 35 7 JULY 11.7 50 8 AUGUST 12.4 53 9 SEPTEMBER 5.2 22 10 OCTOBER 7.7 33 11 NOVEMBER 6.1 26 12 DECEMBER 111 -1 DON'T KNOW 6,739 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RH19Y yr first primary resp start (ENTER YEAR) (The Q name was 'G10y'.) 7,277 cases (Range of valid codes: 1,956-2,002) RH20M mo first primary resp end In what month and year did it end? (The Q name was 'G11m'.) % Freq VALUE 92.6 6,739 1.2 85 -1 0.1 8 -2 2.2 162 -4 0.2 18 1 0.2 17 10 0.2 17 11 0.3 21 12 0.2 13 2 0.2 17 3 0.2 14 4 0.5 36 5 0.8 55 6 0.4 27 7 0.4 26 8 0.3 22 9 ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases RH20Y yr first primary resp end (INTERVIEWER: ENTER YEAR 1901-2004) (The Q name was 'G11y'.) 7,277 cases (Range of valid codes: 1,901-2,004) RH21 num yrs had primary resp About how many years altogether have you had the primary responsibility for (your grandchild/any of your grandchildren)? (The Q name was 'Gp12'.) % Freq VALUE 11.0 20 0 LESS THAN ONE YEAR 8.8 16 1 9.9 18 2 14.8 27 3 8.8 16 4 8.2 15 5 5.5 10 6 4.9 9 7 2.2 4 8 1.6 3 9 4.4 8 10 0.5 1 11 2.2 4 12 0.5 1 13 0.5 1 14 2.7 5 15 1.6 3 16 1.6 3 17 3.3 6 18 6.6 12 19 NINETEEN YEARS OR LONGER 1 -2 REFUSED 3 -1 DON'T KNOW 7,091 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases Min = 0 Mean = 6.209 Max = 19 Std Dev = 5.826 Median = 4 Variance = 33.945 (Based on 182 valid cases) RH22 hh member num of ch who had grandchild Which of your children was the parent of (this grandchild/the grandchild you took care of the longest)? (The Q name was 'Gp13'.) % Freq VALUE 6.3 34 -6 0.6 3 -1 8.0 43 2 19.5 105 3 8.6 46 4 3.2 17 5 1.9 10 6 0.6 3 7 0.2 1 9 17.3 93 21 12.5 67 22 9.3 50 23 4.5 24 24 1.9 10 25 1.1 6 26 0.2 1 27 0.6 3 41 2.0 11 42 0.7 4 43 0.4 2 62 0.2 1 63 0.6 3 65 0.2 1 67 6,739 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 7,277 cases