Financial Issues Top the List of Reasons U.S. Adults Live in Multigenerational Homes
Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
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Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
A quarter of U.S. parents of K-12 students say racism or racial inequality comes up in conversation with their children very or fairly often.
While the total number of U.S. births declined at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, the number of births at home rose.
51% of working parents of children younger than 12 say it has been at least somewhat difficult to handle child care responsibilities recently.
As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”
Here is what Center surveys show about American moms’ experiences juggling work and parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
How are U.S. parents raising their children these days, and how does their approach compare with the way their own parents raised them?
Seven-in-ten U.S. adults who are single and looking for a relationship or dates say their dating lives are not going well.
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