This statistic shows the results of a survey among grandparents in the United States in 2011 on the geographic distance between themselves and their grandchildren. In 2011, 43 percent of the respondents stated they live more than 200 miles away from their grandchildren, whereas 21 percent said they live 10 or less miles away from their grandchildren.
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AARP. (March 1, 2012). How close do you live to your grandchild? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP. "How close do you live to your grandchild?." Chart. March 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP. (2012). How close do you live to your grandchild?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP. "How Close Do You Live to Your Grandchild?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2012, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP, How close do you live to your grandchild? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
How close do you live to your grandchild? [Graph], AARP, March 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
