According to the census analysis, the extended family is increasing due to delayed marriage, immigration, foreclosure and job loss due to the economy. During 2008, the beginning of the recession about 2.6 million more Americans lived in multigenerational household than did the year before. There is an increase of a family members 65 years and older. Many them do not want to be a burden to their children, but often they are left with no other alternative. The populations represented in these statistics are Black, Asian, and Hispanic Americans than Non-Whites.To date nearly half the 49 million Americans living in extended families are made up of two adult generations with the youngest being 25 years old.
As the recession deficit continues to rise, the extended family under the same household will be a growing trend. This is a unnerving reality in which we are moving backwards instead of forwards. Today's society is a reflection of many years ago when our parents experienced the Great Depression--unfortunally it's our turn. To read this article in it's entirety go to http://www.nytimes.com/ which was written by Mr. Sam Roberts and published on March 18, 2010.
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