Large increase in 20 to 34-year-olds living with their parents

A new Office for National Statistics (ONS) report has used research by CPC members Professor Ann Berrington, Professor Jane Falkingham and Dr Juliet Stone to explore how more young adults are now living with their parents.

The report, entitled 'Young adults living with parents, 2013' found that:

- 3.3 million 20-34 year olds lived with their parents in 2013.

- The number of young adults aged 20-34 living with their parents has increased by 25% since 1996, despite the number of people in the population aged 20-34 being largely the same in 1996 and 2013.

- 1 in 3 men aged 20-34 lived with their parents compared with 1 in 5 women.

Research from two CPC research papers fed into the report:

'The changing living arrangements of young adults in the UK', published in Population Trends; and

'The changing determinants of UK young adults' living arrangements', published in Demographic Research.

The report also included information from a keynote address Professor Berrington gave at the Understanding Society conference on 'Changing dynamics of young adults' household transitions: what can we learn from BHPS and Understanding Society?'.

If you are interested to find out more, listen to Professor Berrington's podcast 'What makes a boomeranger? Moving back in with mum and dad' or read the CPC press release 'New research identifies why young adults return to the parental home'.

Posted 21/01/2014 16:20