Did You Know?

Cohabiting young adults are less likely than married young adults to exchange support with their parents.

David Eggebeen analyzed data from the National Survey of Families and Households to examine exchanges of support between young adults and their parents. He found that cohabiting young adults were less likely than their married counterparts to give support to aging parents, to receive support from their parents, and to expect help from parents in an emergency--even when the characteristics of children, parents, and the nature of their relationship are taken into account. Among cohabiting young adults, those who think intergenerational family ties are important and those who have good relationships with their parents are more likely to exchange support.

Source: Eggebeen, D. J. (2005). Cohabitation and exchanges of support. Social Forces, 83(3), 1097-1110.

From SOCIAL FORCES, Vol. 83. Copyright (c) 2005 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher.

Last modified: 02/11/08 | Contact Webmaster