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10 Percent of Grandparents Live With a Grandchild
Of the 65 million grandparents in the U.S. in 2012, 7 million, or 10 percent, lived with at least one grandchild, according to a new report.
Random Samplings Blog
Grandparents Who Live with a Grandchild are Younger and More Likely to be in Poverty
The Survey of Income and Program Participation is the only U.S. census survey that asks questions about grandparents who do not live with their grandchildren.
Press Release
Updated Information on Households Receiving Public Assistance
Census Bureau releases a brief on household receipt of public assistance.
Press Release
Gap Between Higher- and Lower-Wealth Households Widens
Median net worth increased between 2000 and 2011 for households in the top two quintiles of the net worth distribution.
Press Release
Economic Characteristics of Households in the United States
Tables for each quarter present statistics on average monthly income, participation in government-sponsored social insurance programs and labor force activity.
"Father's Day: June 15, 2014"
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.
Random Samplings Blog
About Half of Internationally Adopted Children were Born in Asia
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
Press Release
Adopted Children More Likely to Live in Highly Educated Home
Seventeen percent of adopted children under age 18 lived with a householder with a graduate or professional degree, according to ACS statistics.
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"Mother's Day: May 11, 2014"
The driving force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908.
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