TABLES P17A AND P17B

GRANDPARENTS
AS CAREGIVERS IN 2000

  Bethel
Bridge-
water
Brook-
field
Dan-
bury
New
Fairfield
New
Milford
New-
town
Red-
ding
Ridge-
field
Sher-
man
State
USA
Grandparent(s) living with Grandchild(ren) Under 18 300 27 241 1,561 241 344 250 113 132 51 - -
Grandparent Responsible for Grandch. 17 4 43 325 68 89 49 28 10 0 - -
% Grandpar. Responsible for Grandch. 5.7 14.8 17.8 20.8 28.2 25.9 19.6 24.8 7.6 0.0 34.1 42.7
Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO.

VETERAN STATUS IN 2000

  Bethel

Bridge-
water
Brook-
field
Dan-
bury
New
Fairfield
New
Milford
New-
town
Red-
ding
Ridge-
field
Sher-
man
State
USA
Civilians 18+ 13,159 1,419 11,382 58,712 9,779 19,758 17,718 5,869 16,405 2,812 - -
Civilian Veterans 1,461 186 1,343 5,083 1,165 2,434 1,992 689 1,752 407 - -
% Civilian Veterans 11.1 13.1 11.8 8.7 11.9 12.3 11.2 11.7 10.7 14.5 12.1 12.7
Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO.