Journal of Population Sciences
From: Grandparents in Italy: trends and changes in the demography of grandparenthood from 1998 to 2016
1998 | 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Sample | 3198 | 3282 | 2826 | 2861 |
Median age at: | ||||
Grandparenthood | 62 | 58 | 66 | 62 |
Parenthood | 30 | 26 | 28 | 25 |
End of active parenthood | 51 | 47 | 49 | 45 |
Empty nest | 67 | 63 | 65 | 64 |
Retirement/inactivity | 60 | 54 | 60 | 54 |
45 | 2% | 6% | 2% | 7% |
50 | 9% | 19% | 6% | 15% |
55 | 23% | 39% | 17% | 29% |
60 | 43% | 57% | 32% | 46% |
65 | 59% | 70% | 48% | 59% |
70 | 69% | 75% | 60% | 68% |