Many parents supporting children well into adulthood

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Polling shows most Americans believe young adults in the U.S. have a harder time, financially, than their parents did at their age — and many parents are helping to support their children well into adulthood.

The share of adults under 35 living with parents shot up dramatically in the past two decades. And AARP finds most parents also provide financial support to grown children — needed or not — …

Polling shows most Americans believe young adults in the U.S. have a harder time, financially, than their parents did at their age — and many parents are helping to support their children well into adulthood.

The share of adults under 35 living with parents shot up dramatically in the past two decades. And AARP finds most parents also provide financial support to grown children — needed or not — …

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