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About half of young adults in US live with their parents, poll shows
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Among the young, living with parents is no longer seen as a sign of individual failure.
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Many young adults are living with their parents – and they are not ashamed to say it.
Moving out and living on your own is often seen as a marker of adulthood. But dealt an onerous set of cards – including Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, decades-high inflation, soaring student-debt levels and a shaky job market – young people today are increasingly staying put. What’s more, it is no longer seen as a sign of individual failure, a recent Bloomberg survey in the United States showed.
