Table 6 Weighted descriptive characteristics of respondents with grandchildren younger than 13 years by year

Coresidence with at least 1 grandchild

3.14

2.61

2.68

2.83

Contacts with at least 1 grandchild

 Daily

52.37

49.63

47.68

44.81

Grandchild caregiving

 Never

21.58

22.20

17.64

17.94

 Parents work

29.50

33.39

34.48

39.29

 Occasional

39.75

35.98

37.74

34.08

 Holidays

9.17

8.42

10.13

8.67

 Women

57.38

56.34

57.15

55.43

Age class

 < 49

3.55

2.99

2.79

2.37

 50–59 (ref.)

25.95

23.65

20.68

19.35

 60–74

61.71

61.61

60.43

63.94

 75 + 

8.79

11.75

16.11

14.34

Marital status

 Married

79.90

80.07

79.43

78.73

 Widow

17.90

15.88

15.10

13.23

 Divorced/separated/never married

2.81

4.05

5.47

8.04

Macro-region of residence

 North

43.88

45.66

45.40

45.13

 Centre

19.85

19.48

19.80

19.77

 South

36.27

34.87

34.79

35.10

Education

 High school diploma

10.69

12.84

17.20

28.42

Working status

 At work

14.41

15.33

14.50

16.97

 Other

50.95

54.12

52.06

54.01

 Retired

34.64

30.55

33.44

29.02

Own income

 Yes

79.76

80.64

80.20

81.15

Chronic disease

10.37

9.86

8.96

5.96

Number of grandchildren (Mean; SD)

3.03 (2.45)

2.90 (2.13)

2.83 (2.01)

2.54 (1.55)

Living proximity

 < 1 km (included coresidence)

49.52

48.89

43.55

39.67

 Between 1 to 16 km

37.35

37.12

39.05

40.00

 > 16 km

13.13

13.99

17.39

20.33