“My second mum and dad” - Grandparents Plus
“My second mum and dad” - Grandparents Plus
“My second mum and dad” - Grandparents Plus
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Figure 2.1<br />
Percentage of living gr<strong>and</strong>parents<br />
by gender <strong>and</strong> linage<br />
Mum's <strong>mum</strong><br />
Mum's dad<br />
Dad's <strong>mum</strong><br />
Dad's dad<br />
The current study<br />
How many gr<strong>and</strong>parents does our sample of young people have?<br />
Seventy eight young people were excluded from the analysis because they had<br />
no living gr<strong>and</strong>parents <strong>and</strong> 10 because they did not complete any of the questions<br />
relating to relationships with gr<strong>and</strong>parents, leaving 1478 in the sample. These young<br />
people had a total of 4160 surviving gr<strong>and</strong>parents.<br />
Most young people had three (32% of sample) or four (31%) surviving gr<strong>and</strong>parents.<br />
A further quarter (25%) had two gr<strong>and</strong>parents <strong>and</strong> only 13% had one.<br />
1242 of these gr<strong>and</strong>parents were maternal gr<strong>and</strong>mothers, 1003 maternal<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>fathers, 1082 paternal gr<strong>and</strong>mothers <strong>and</strong> 833 paternal gr<strong>and</strong>fathers.<br />
Of the young people with at least one living gr<strong>and</strong>parent, 84% had living maternal<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>mothers <strong>and</strong> nearly three quarters had living paternal gr<strong>and</strong>mothers. Rather<br />
fewer of the young people had surviving gr<strong>and</strong>fathers: 68% of maternal<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>fathers <strong>and</strong> 56% of paternal gr<strong>and</strong>fathers.<br />
Figure 2.2<br />
The age of teens’ gr<strong>and</strong>parents<br />
by gender <strong>and</strong> linage<br />
Figure 2.1<br />
Percentage of living gr<strong>and</strong>parents, by gender <strong>and</strong> linage<br />
Mum's <strong>mum</strong><br />
Younger than 50<br />
In their 50’s<br />
In their 60’s<br />
Over 70<br />
How many gr<strong>and</strong>children do these gr<strong>and</strong>parents have?<br />
In the study more than two thirds of all gr<strong>and</strong>parents had four or more<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>children. Only 3% had only one gr<strong>and</strong>child.<br />
How old are these gr<strong>and</strong>parents?<br />
Many of our teenager’s gr<strong>and</strong>parents would have married in their twenties <strong>and</strong> first<br />
become gr<strong>and</strong>parents in their late forties or early fifties. This was confirmed by our<br />
survey. Now with teenage gr<strong>and</strong>children most gr<strong>and</strong>parents were in their sixties.<br />
Figure 2.2:<br />
Mum's dad<br />
Dad's <strong>mum</strong><br />
Dad's dad<br />
My <strong>second</strong> <strong>mum</strong> <strong>and</strong> dad / 7
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