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The American Grandparent: 3 in 10 Adults in the U.S. Have Grandkids

By U.S. News Staff

April 22, 2009 RSS Feed Print

3 in 10: Adults in the U.S. who are grandparents
70 million: Number of estimated grandparents in the U.S. by 2010
54: Percentage of grandparents under age 65
51: Percentage of grandparents who will be baby boomers in 2010
$2 trillion: Estimated amount spent by grandparents in 2009
$52 billion: Amount of this spending that will go toward goods and services for grandkids

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