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A record number of adults are living at home with their parents as they delay traditional life milestones such as getting married and having babies, new data shows. ... more than 50 per cent of 21 ...
However, US Census Bureau data also suggest that the rate at which adult children have been living with parents has been steady since 1981. [7] The U.S. Census Bureau reported a 5 percentage point increase in the number of young men (ages 24–34) living with their parents for the period between 2005 (14%) and 2011 (19%).
In 2006, some 13% of people in the UK aged between 25 and 34 were living with their parents. By last year, that had increased to 18%, according to the IFS - an independent economic think-tank.
In 2023, more than half (56%) of all young adults aged 18 to 24 are living with their parents, along with 16% of those aged 25-34, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
The number of single-parent families continue to rise, while it is four times more likely that the mother is the parent raising the child. The high percentage of mothers becoming the sole parent is sometimes due to the result of a divorce, unplanned pregnancy or the inability to find a befitting partner.
The roots of family literacy as an educational method come from the belief that “the parent is the child’s first teacher.” [1] Studies have demonstrated that adults who have a higher level of education tend to not only become productive citizens with enhanced social and economic capacity in society, [2] but their children are more likely to be successful in school. [3]
A 2017 study found that children who move back in with their parents have notably higher depressive symptoms, and a 2022 report showed that such living situations could cause familial tension.
About one third of emerging adults attended college and spend a few years living independently while partially relying on older, more established adults. [32] In contrast, 40% of emerging adults do not attend college but live independently and work full-time. [32]