Much is being made of this Pew Research report indicating that the number one accommodation option for the 18-to-34 year old age group is to live at home – either moving back in after a brief foray into the real world (or college), or, in many cases, never leaving.
But, looking at the graphic below, it seems that we’re just returning to the more traditional patterns with the 1960 sample being the exception, not the rule.
The marriage spike in 1960 is unusual as well – just what was going on in 1960?
