The Great Recession is beginning to have demographic changes in the way people live, marry and have children. A new report from the Social and Demographic Trends group at Pew Research Center, Home for the Holidays.... And Every Other Day, puts on paper what we have been seeing around us. High college enrollment and record breaking unemployment are two reasons why fewer young people are living alone and more are living with their parents.
10% of adults 18-34 reported they had moved back in with their parents due to the recession. In the same group, 15% say they have postponed marrying and 14% have put off a baby until better times.
Additionally, the number of people reporting that they live alone has dropped by 0.4% in the past year. This number is significant, although it may not seem so due to the apparent small size. The percentage of adults reporting they live alone has fallen only twice before: 1982-1983 by 0.3% and 1992-1993 by 0,4%, both during recessions.
The full report, including survey questions and much more data is available online from Pew Research.
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