Journal of Population Sciences
From: Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents
Grandmothers (%) | Grandfathers (%) | Total (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Having grandchildren: | 1 grandchild | 919 (19.9%) | 761 (23.3%) | 1680 (21.3%) |
2 grandchildren | 1135 (24.5%) | 838 (25.7%) | 1973 (25.0%) | |
3 grandchildren or more | 2570 (55.6%) | 1664 (51.0%) | 4234 (53.7%) | |
Having children: | no children alive | 15 (0.3%) | 1 (0.0%) | 16 (0.2%) |
1–2 children | 2802 (60.6%) | 2017 (61.8%) | 4819 (61.1%) | |
3 children or more | 1807 (39.1%) | 1245 (38.2%) | 3052 (38.7%) | |
Having siblings alive | 3623 (78.4%) | 2676 (82.0%) | 6299 (79.9%) | |
Having friends | 1898 (41.1%) | 1519 (46.6%) | 3417 (43.3%) | |
Having someone living nearby they can count on | 2307 (49.9%) | 1593 (48.8%) | 3900 (49.5%) | |
Sample size | N = 4624 | N = 3263 | N = 7887 |