Journal of Population Sciences
Table 4 Sample selection for survival analysis and descriptive statistics by year. Weighted proportions
From: Grandparents in Italy: trends and changes in the demography of grandparenthood from 1998 to 2016
Sample selection | 1998 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
Original sample | 31,588 | 19,636 |
(of which) Parents | 27,625 | 15,743 |
(of which) Aged over 60 | 9419 | 7634 |
Cohort range | 1898–1938 | 1913–1956 |
Women (%) | 56 | 55 |
Grandparents (%) | 78 | 71 |
Grandparents up to 3 grandchildren (%) | 60 | 65 |
Mean age (SD) | 71 (7.8) | 72 (8.7) |
Men | Women | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean n. of children | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
Mean n. of grandchildren | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Mean age at grandparenthood (SD) | 56 (6.9) | 52 (6.9) | 57 (7.8) | 53 (8.3) |