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Article: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Avrum D. Lank Column.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2003
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Byline: Avrum D. Lank
Sep. 6--Labor Day has come and gone, and schools are back in session.
That means many recent college graduates have moved back in with their parents.
This boomerang effect is widespread. According to the U.S. Census, about 56 percent of men ages 18 to 24 and 43 percent of women in the same group are living with one or more parents. "If the economy doesn't improve soon, this phenomenon is likely to increase," William L. Anthes, president of the National Endowment for Financial Education, noted in a recent news release quoting the census numbers. The endowment is based in Englewood, Colo.
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