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Family Trends: Adults Age

Men Age Dept: In 2006, six in 10 young adults age 20 to 24 60.3 per cent lived in their parents' home, up from 40 per cent in 1981, according to Montreal Gazette. 65 per cent of men age 20 to 24 years lived with their parents in 2006 compared to 55 per cent of women, and at age 25 to 29, 30 per cent of men were still at home compared to 20 per cent of women and this week, the Vanier Institute of the Family releases Families Count, an encyclopedia of Canadian family trends and statistics the institute publishes every five years. Most of the information comes from the 2006 census, the most recent and complete data available: Among those age 25 to 29 years, one-quarter 26 per cent lived at home, more than double the 12 per cent in 1981. As reported in the news.
@t vanier institute of the family, montreal gazette