Fewer young adults are achieving economic and family milestones typically associated with adulthood, according to a recent working paper from the U.S. Census Bureau.
According to the working paper, “Changes in Milestones of Adulthood,” almost half of all young adults in 1975 had reached four milestones associated with adulthood: moving out of one’s parents’ home, getting a job, getting married and having a child.
Five decades on, that progression has changed dramatically. The share of young adults that have followed the traditional pathway to adulthood has dropped to less than a quarter, according to the paper.
This article is not particularly well written, but the four milestones they mention are: 1) moving out of one’s parents’ home, 2) getting a job, 3) getting married and 4) having a child. The fifth one seems to be the completion of education.
They dont mention the 5th milestone but I imagine its buying a home.
It’s finishing Elden Ring actually.
Completing education is the 5th. From the census study linked in the article
…reaching five milestones of adulthood: living away from their parents, completing their education, labor force participation, marrying, and living with a child.
They also mention it later in the article:
The completion of education, another marker of adulthood, has overshadowed other milestones over the years as an increasing number of young adults enroll in college, according to the paper.
ah good catch.
Instead of having kids I have decided to go on good vacations every year.
AND I don’t have a bunch of grey hair. It’s great!
Getting married and having a child is not a milestone of adulthood. Being in a healthy relationship is though. You don’t need to be married and have a child to be in a long term healthy relationship.
Multi-generational homes are in vogue again! There, positive spin.
Honestly, it might be the only way to build wealth over the next 20 years.
This is just a case where the metrics are utterly flawed.
At least a couple of those supposed “milestones” have nothing to do with a person’s maturity, and I even know a few people who’s immaturity helped them hit those milestones earlier than most.
What about let people live however they want? I live in a village near bigger city in Poland, and a lot of people just stay home with their parents, because they have big houses, and there’s no need to pay for a flat as well.
Some people also don’t want to marry and/or have kids, and that’s fine as well.
Maybe because cunts fucked the world?
At least I’m 2 for 4, thats slightly comforting
Thanks Captain Obvious!
