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Proof Young Americans Are Still Hurting From The Recession
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - A record 57 million Americans, or 18.1 percent of the U.S. population, lived in households with two or more generations in 2012, with young adults leading the trend, a report said on Thursday.
The number of Americans living in multi-generational households has doubled since 1980. The figure spiked during the 2007-2009 recession and has moved higher since then, the analysis by the Pew Research Center said.
"The increase in multi-generational living since 2010 is apparent across genders and among most racial and ethnic groups," the report said. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/multigenerational-homes-pew_n_5594440.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&ir=Politics
