Age of First Becoming a Grandparent

Results in this report are based upon questions asked in the UMR Research nation-wide omnibus survey. This is a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 750 New Zealanders 18 years of age and over.

Fieldwork was conducted in two consecutive surveys from the 4th to 9th June and the 18th to 22nd June 2009 at UMR Research’s national interview facility in Auckland.

The questions were asked of respondents aged 35 and above. Across the two surveys the total sample size is n=1578.

This information complements the full Changing Roles - The pleasures and pressures of being a grandparent in New Zealand report.