Study: Brits don't feel like adults until 27

A recent UK survey found that millennials do not consider themselves adults until they reach the age of 27 (on average).

55% of the respondents stated that the feeling of growing up depends rather not on age, but on the achievement of goals set for oneself.For example, 22% believe that they felt like adults after the birth of a child, 21% - after they stopped living with their parents. One in seven (14%) can call themselves adults after they get married, and 12% of those surveyed believe that the criterion of adult life is having a job.Interestingly, 20% of those surveyed said that they felt like they were truly adults only after they crossed the thirty-year mark.

Professor of the London School of Economics Jane Lewis told The Telegraph that more Britons are returning to their parental home after graduation. The thing is that it is becoming more difficult to find a job, and the salary offered in initial positions is often not enough for renting an apartment.

This situation is typical for many countries.For example, researchers from the Pew Research Center found that 32% of US residents between the ages of 18 and 34 live with their parents. Such cohabitation has not been so common since 1940.It is noteworthy that only 31% of Americans of the same age are married (the lowest rate since 1960). The researchers explain that the high cost of higher education and the need to repay college loans are forcing young people to save as much as possible. Living with your parents helps you avoid wasting money on rent.

Similar figures are in other European countries.In almost all Eastern European countries, more than 50% of those aged 18 to 34 live with their parents. In countries with severe youth unemployment, such as Italy or Portugal, this figure already exceeds 60%.I n almost all developed countries of the world, the proportion of adult children livingwith parents, has been growing steadily over the past 20-30 years. The crisis of 2008-2009 caused a particularly significant impact.

Thus, it should not be surprising that many Europeans begin to consider themselves adults only at the approach of their thirtieth anniversary - the fact is that many of them do not really lead completely independent lives.