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June 24, 2016
STUDY: DIVERSITY OF YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS

A recent study from Statistics Canada, Diversity of young adults living with their parents, examined how ethnocultural, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics differ between young adults that live with their parents and other young adults.

The study used data from the National Household Survey 2011 (NHS 2011) and censuses going back to 1981. Of the 4.3 million young adults aged 20 to 29, 42 per cent lived with their parents in 2011, this was an increase from 27 per cent in 1981. The proportion is greater for 20 to 24 year olds with 59 per cent living with parents while only 25 per cent of 25 to 29 year olds were living with their parents.

The study found the following, note not all difference may be statistical significant,

• The proportion living with their parents was higher for men (47%) than for women (38%)
• The percentage of immigrant (50%) young adult living with their parents  was higher than non-immigrants (42%)
• Immigrants who arrived before than were 15 years olds were more likely to be living with their parents, 65 percent did so, compared to immigrants who arrived after they were 15 year olds (34%).
• 52 per cent of visible minority young adults were living with their parents in 2011, rates were higher among South Asian (54%), Korean (55%), Filipino (55%), Chinese (53%) compared to Latin America (42%) and Japanese (40%)
• Among young adults speaking an official language 40 per cent lived with their parents while 48 per cent of young adults with only a non-official language resided with their parents.
• Young adults whose first language was Italian (68%) and Greek (72%) had higher shares living with their parents while German (28%) had the lowest percentages.
• The highest proportion of young adults living with their parents in 2011 was in Ontario (51%) and lowest in Saskatchewan (30%) and Alberta (31%).
• The proportion of young adults living with their parents in Nova Scotia was 38 per cent, below the national average of 42 per cent.
• Close to 6 in 10 (57%) of young adults that were attending school lived with their parents. Only 33 per cent of young adults not attending school lived with their parents.
• For young adults with a full-time full year job, 30 per cent lived with their parents while 54 per cent of unemployed young adults were living with their parents.

Source: Statistics Canada Insights on Canadian Society, Cat no. 75-006-X