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 May 21, 2024, 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 May 21, 2024. 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: May 21, 2024. 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 May 21, 2024)
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/