1 in 10 kids now lives with grandparents

[Liberal_in_LA]

One in 10 children now lives with a grandparent, study shows

The number of children living with their grandparents has risen throughout the past decade and jumped sharply during the recession, according to a new analysis of census data.

One child in 10 now lives with a grandparent, the Pew Research Center reported this week.

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A grandparent is the primary caregiver for about four in 10 of those children, indicating that at least one parent is present in many of the homes.

Nearly half of the children being raised by grandparents also live with a single parent, the report said.

Grandparents who serve as primary caregivers for their grandchildren are disproportionately black and Hispanic, the report said, but the increase in grandparent caregiving “has been more pronounced among whites.”

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/10/2214270/one-in-10-children-now-lives-with.html#ixzz0zG3bjuEW

[Brickbat]

1. We lived with my in-laws for seven months a few years ago, when we were in the process of moving.

It made more sense than renting. It went quite well.