Figure 4: Social Security Exposure driven by changing living arrangements
Social Security receipt in children's households by living arrangement
Source: 2000 Census and 2006-2023 American Community Surveys.
Note: A 62+ grandparent caregiver household is defined as a household with a respondent indicating they are the primary caregiver for a grandchild in their household, and in which the oldest person is age 62 and over. The sample is children under 18 living in a household. Years 2001-2005 omitted due to data limitations.