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.
How close do you live to your grandchild?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
10 miles or less
21%
11 - 50 miles
17%
51 - 100 miles
7%
101 - 150 miles
4%
151 - 200 miles
4%
More than 200 miles
43%
Only have grandchildren who live with me
1%
Don't know
2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents21%21%17%17%7%7%4%4%4%4%43%43%1%1%2%2%10 miles or less11 - 50 miles51 - 100 miles101 - 150 miles151 - 200 milesMore than 200 milesOnly have grandchildrenwho live with meDon't know
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AARP. (March 1, 2012). How close do you live to your grandchild? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP. "How close do you live to your grandchild?." Chart. March 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP. (2012). How close do you live to your grandchild?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
AARP, How close do you live to your grandchild? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
How close do you live to your grandchild? [Graph], AARP, March 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241891/distance-between-us-grandparents-and-their-grandchildren/
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