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The likelihood that an adult child will reside with parents declines very sharply after age 18: In 1990, 74% of 18-19 year olds lived with parents, compared to 40% at ages 20-24 and 16% at ages 25-29 (US Bureau of the Census 1992a). A substantial minority of the unmarried, however, continues to live at home into middle age. Three recent studies using different data sets asked what percentage of over-65 parents have coresident adult children; all arrived at figures in the range of 13-15% (Aquilino 1990, Ward et al 1992, Speare & Avery 1993). Some of these children are young adults who have not left home yet, others are temporary returnees, but some are 35 or 40 and home to stay. Although coresidence declines with child's and parent's age, it remains a significant phenomenon across the life course.

If we take a longer perspective, there is even less evidence that this generation is slow to establish residential independence. Historical evidence suggests substantial