“My second mum and dad” - Grandparents Plus

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Figure 2.3 The health of the grandparents by gender and linage Mum's mum Very poor Poor Good Very good Mum's dad Dad's mum Dad's dad Figure 2.4 Houseowning grandparents by gender and linage 100 Mum's mum Mum's dad Dad's mum Dad's dad Live in their own home Live in rented accommodation Own the home in which respondent lives Live in home parent(s) own/rent How good is the grandparents’ health? With better healthcare, their overall health is now better than it would have been a generation before. Although between 13% and 19% of all grandparents had poor health, young people reported that most grandparents had good or very good health. In particular, 77% of maternal grandmothers were in good health. How many own their own home? The young people reported that around 90% of all grandparents owned their own home. Less than 1% lived with their grandchildren. Over 80% of grandparents were married and/or remarried. My second mum and dad / 8
Chapter 2 references 2.1 Broad, 2007 2.2 Dench and Ogg, 2002 2.3 Dench and Ogg, 2002 2.4 Dunning, 2006 2.5 Dench and Ogg, 2002 2.6 Grandparents Plus, 2009b 2.7 Grandparents Plus, 2009b 2.8 Grandparents Plus, 2009b 2.9 Harper, 2003; Townsend, 1957 2.10 Dunning, 2006 2.11 Clarke and Roberts, 2003 2.12 Dominy and Kempson, 2006 Grandparent well-being and the factors impacting on this Age, as might be expected, was highly significantly correlated with health in all grandparents. Older grandparents were likely to have poorer health. It was interesting that grandparents who lived in their own homes, and who were presumably better off, were generally more likely to have better health. There is considerable evidence that older people living in poverty have poorer health care 2.12 . Linked to this, perhaps because they had been able to earn more in their working lives, better educated grandmothers, that is those who continued education beyond compulsorary age, also had better health. These grandmothers were also more likely to own their own house. Marital status also impacted on house ownership. Grandparents who were still married (not separated or divorced) were more likely to own their home as opposed to living in rental accommodation. Maternal Grandmothers living close to their grandchildren, in the same town or within ten miles, were significantly more likely to have better health but this did not apply to grandfathers. It may be, for Mum’s mum, that contact with the grandchildren contributed to their better health. Those grandparents who were still working, were, as might be expected, in better health. Marital status affected the different grandparents in different ways. For Mum’s Dad, by far the strongest factor to impact on his health was his marital status. Maternal grandfathers who were married were significantly more likely to be in better health. Surprisingly this did not impact to the same extent on grandmothers. My second mum and dad / 9
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Page 3 and 4: Summary Main findings Grandparents
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