2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2011 - 2015

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Reference ID

USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

United States Census Bureau, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 01, 2025

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Months responsible for grandchildren (US2015A_GCMONTHS)

Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 473

End: 473

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[I] Answer question 24 if this person is female and 15-50 years old. Otherwise, skip to question 25a.</p>

<p>b) Is this grandparent currently responsible for most of the basic needs of any grandchild(ren) under the age of 18 who live(s) in this house or apartment? </p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No [Skip to question 26]</div><p>c) How long has this grandparent been responsible for the(se) grandchild(ren)? </p>
<div class="i1">If the grandparent is financially responsible for more than one grandchild, answer the question for the grandchild for whom the grandparent has been responsible for the longest period of time.<br /><br />[] Less than 6 months<br />[] 6 to 11 months<br />[] 1 or 2 years<br />[] 3 or 4 years<br />[] 5 or more years</div>

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	Less than 6 months
2	6 to 11 months
3	1 to 2 years
4	3 to 4 years
5	5 or more years

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the number of months responsible for grandchildren.

Universe

United States 2015: Persons age 30+ responsible for grandchildren [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

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