Analysis shows fewer Hispanic young adults ‘disconnected’ from school, jobs
Helped by the economic recovery, the share not working or enrolled in school dropped to a historic low of 16% by 2014, a Pew Research Center analysis found.
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In Post-Recession Era, Young Adults Drive Continuing Rise in Multi-Generational Living
The number of Americans living in multi-generational households, which spiked during the Great Recession, has risen to a record 57 million in 2012, including about one-in-four young adults ages 25-34.
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Young Adults, Student Debt and Economic Well-Being
Student debt burdens are weighing on the economic fortunes of today’s young adults. Among the college-educated, those with outstanding student debt are lagging far behind those who are debt free in terms of household wealth.
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Young Adults Reduce Their Debt in Wake of the Recession
Young adults shrunk the amount of debt they were carrying by 29% between 2007 and 2010.
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Record Levels of Student Loan Debt Hit Younger Households Hard
A record 40% of all households headed by someone younger than age 35 owe money on their student loans, by far the highest share among any age group
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Most Young Adults Know Peers Who Have Moved Back in with Parents
The Great Recession seems to have accelerated the tendency of today’s young adults – sometimes labeled the “boomerang generation” – to move out of the family house for a time and then boomerang back.
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Most Younger Workers Prefer Job Security to High Pay
If asked to choose between a job with higher pay and one with more security, 56% of employed young adults would pick the position with more job security.
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Bar Tab Recession
Four-in-ten young adults say they have cut back spending on alcohol or cigarettes as a result of the recession.
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Younger People Less Knowledgeable
On a 12-question news quiz, young adults answered fewer than half correctly on average.
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Young Democrats
A 19-point gap now separates Democratic and Republican identification among young voters.