S1002: Grandparents

Data Set: 2004 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Pennsylvania

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject	Percent of total	MOE	Percent distribution of grandparents responsible for grandchildren
			Total	MOE	30 to 59 years	MOE	60 years and over	MOE
Living with own grandchildren under 18 years	211,129	+/-14926	77,514	+/-9064	47,699	+/-7144	29,815	+/-6513
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
One race	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
White	71.1	+/-2.9	69.5	+/-5.2	68.3	+/-6.8	71.4	+/-9.2
Black or African American	20.8	+/-3.0	25.2	+/-5.5	25.0	+/-7.1	25.5	+/-9.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Asian	5.2	+/-1.2	1.7	+/-1.2	1.4	+/-1.3	2.3	+/-2.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Some other race	2.5	+/-1.1	2.5	+/-1.6	4.1	+/-2.6	0.0	+/-1.9
Two or more races	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)	4.8	+/-1.5	4.4	+/-2.2	6.7	+/-3.6	0.9	+/-1.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	68.8	+/-3.0	67.3	+/-5.2	64.8	+/-6.7	71.4	+/-9.2
CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native	90.3	+/-1.9	94.3	+/-2.6	93.5	+/-3.6	95.4	+/-3.5
Foreign born	9.7	+/-1.9	5.7	+/-2.6	6.5	+/-3.6	4.6	+/-3.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
Speak other language	12.5	+/-2.4	9.3	+/-3.3	11.4	+/-4.8	6.0	+/-3.5
Speak English "very well"	3.9	+/-1.5	4.2	+/-2.1	4.2	+/-2.8	4.1	+/-2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	8.6	+/-1.8	5.1	+/-2.4	7.1	+/-3.6	1.9	+/-2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
With any disability	36.2	+/-3.2	34.4	+/-5.5	27.4	+/-8.4	45.6	+/-9.6
SEX
Male	35.7	+/-2.3	34.6	+/-4.2	33.5	+/-6.5	36.2	+/-5.4
Female	64.3	+/-2.3	65.4	+/-4.2	66.5	+/-6.5	63.8	+/-5.4
PRESENCE OF PARENT(S) OF GRANDCHILDREN
Householder or spouse responsible for grandchildren with no parent of grandchildren present	(X)	(X)	36.9	+/-6.3	28.1	+/-7.7	51.0	+/-9.0
MARITAL STATUS
Now married (including separated and spouse absent)	63.6	+/-3.3	71.9	+/-5.1	72.4	+/-6.3	71.0	+/-7.6
Unmarried (never married, widowed, and divorced)	36.4	+/-3.3	28.1	+/-5.1	27.6	+/-6.3	29.0	+/-7.6
LABOR FORCE STATUS
In labor force	46.9	+/-3.6	52.7	+/-5.3	67.2	+/-7.7	29.4	+/-7.5
POVERTY STATUS
Below poverty level in the past 12 months	14.9	+/-3.0	16.5	+/-4.4	18.7	+/-5.4	13.1	+/-7.2
At or above poverty level in the past 12 months	85.1	+/-3.0	83.5	+/-4.4	81.3	+/-5.4	86.9	+/-7.2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
In single-family unit	90.4	+/-2.1	90.0	+/-3.3	90.0	+/-4.7	89.9	+/-5.1
In building with two or more apartments	6.5	+/-1.9	6.4	+/-3.0	6.3	+/-3.8	6.5	+/-4.8
In mobile home or other type of housing	3.1	+/-1.3	3.7	+/-2.2	3.7	+/-2.8	3.6	+/-3.0
HOUSING TENURE
In owner-occupied housing units	78.0	+/-3.6	67.9	+/-5.6	58.0	+/-7.8	83.6	+/-7.6
In renter-occupied housing units	22.0	+/-3.6	32.1	+/-5.6	42.0	+/-7.8	16.4	+/-7.6
HOUSEHOLDS
Households	4,817,757	+/-45100	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
With grandparents living with grandchildren	3.1	+/-0.2	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
PERCENT IMPUTED
Grandparents living with grandchildren	0.3	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	9.5	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:

· Foreign born excludes people born outside the U.S. to parents who are U.S. citizens.

Explanation of Symbols:

1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.

8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

Prepared By: The Pennsylvania State Data Center 02/1/2006