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AARP Survey of New York Registered Voters Age 50 and Older: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

In an effort to gauge the opinions of registered voters in New York age 50 and older, AARP New York commissioned this mail survey.  The survey sought to gauge opinions and experiences on a variety of issues including grandparenting, caregiving, long-term care and healthcare.

One-quarter (26%) of grandparents who are registered voters age 50+ in New York State (NYS) provide care or financial support to grandchildren or their kin’s children, while a slightly higher percentage (33%) of those in New York City (NYC) provide such support. In addition, ten percent of NYS (10%), and NYC grandparents (11%) have grandchildren living in their home.

Thirty-eight percent of grandparents that are registered voters in NYS report they are in excellent or good health, while 18 percent report being in fair or poor health. In NYC, 35 percent report they are in excellent or good health, while 19 percent report being in fair or poor health.

 Among the grandparents residing in NYS, 22 percent still work, and about the same percentage of NYC (21%) grandparents continue to work. Moreover, only 15 percent of grandparents in NYS and 17 percent of NYC grandparents say they are extremely or very confident that they have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

AARP conducted a mail survey of registered voters age 50+ in New York State between November 20 and December 21, 2012. The findings in this report are based on the mail survey results from the 544 grandparents in New York State and 121 grandparents in New York City who responded to the survey. For more information, contact Cassandra Burton at 202-434-3547.