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adulthood begins at age 26, say experts.

Originally posted by: pyonir
w00t!! I'm only 25! YAY! take that suckers!
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Thank you Captain Obvious.
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😛

 
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: Ernieb
can somebody post up the whole article so i can read it? Pls
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It's linked in the first post.

You suck at teh intarw3b.
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bwahahahahaha
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internet access control here at work
<-- ME only gets to visit computer related sites here at work
 
the insurance companies will use this info to move the big premium drop from 25 to 26
 
Originally posted by: Ernieb
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: Ernieb
can somebody post up the whole article so i can read it? Pls
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It's linked in the first post.

You suck at teh intarw3b.
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bwahahahahaha
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internet access control here at work
<-- ME only gets to visit computer related sites here at work
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Hehe...I was just messing with you. 😛

TOM W. SMITH, who authored the study, said Thursday the results are a sign that society has accepted what researchers have long called an ?extended adolescence.?
?There?s a much more gradual transition (to adulthood) than was traditionally there,? said Smith, a polling expert at the University of Chicago?s National Opinion Research Center.
Take marriage, for example. In the 1950s, the most common age for brides was 18.
?In 2003, when you hear about an 18-year-old bride, the first thing you say is, ?Boy that?s unusual ? and boy, that person should?ve waited,?? Smith said.
According to those surveyed, the average age someone should marry was 25.7, and the age for having children was 26.2. Most respondents considered parenthood the final milestone needed to reach true adulthood.

EMPHASIS ON COLLEGE
Robert Billingham, an associate professor of human development and family studies at Indiana University, said the trend of delayed adulthood can be partly explained by society?s emphasis on attending college. And, he said, as more people pursue postgraduate studies to find jobs, traditional adult activities are likely to be postponed even longer.

The new data is based on findings from the research center?s 2002 General Social Survey, an ongoing poll of American adults that began in 1972 and which Smith oversees. Nearly 1,400 of those surveyed last year were asked to answer the questions about adulthood. They were asked to rate the importance of seven stages of transition into adulthood ? from attaining financial independence to getting married and having children. They also were asked to specify the ages at which those stages should be achieved.

For categories other than marriage and having children, the average ages were: financially independent, age 20.9; not living with parents, age 21.2; full-time employment, age 21.2; finishing school, age 22.3; and being able to support a family, age 24.5.

EDUCATION MOST IMPORTANT

In terms of ranking each categories importance, the report found that completing an education was most valued with 73 percent of those surveyed calling it an ?extremely important? step in achieving adulthood. The remainder of the transitions followed: being employed full-time, 61 percent; supporting a family, 60 percent; being financial independent, 47 percent; living independently of parents, 29 percent; being married, 19 percent; and having a child, 16 percent. The percentages in the survey had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

Those younger than 30 were the least likely to rank being married or having children as important criteria for being an adult. Grant Lammersen, a 27-year-old San Franciscan, said it?s true that his generation feels less pressure to get married and have kids ? perhaps, he said, because so many of their parents are divorced. ?I don?t think those factors are important in defining yourself as an adult,? said Lammersen, who is single and works in commercial real estate. When it comes to marriage and even buying a house, he said, ?There?s more of an attitude that ?It?ll happen when it happens.??
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Originally posted by: spyordie007
Most respondents considered parenthood the final milestone needed to reach true adulthood.
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All right, this means I'm not old yet!

"I always wanna be a little boy and to have fun!"

-Spy
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I guess i'll never reach 'true adulthood' then.
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Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: spyordie007
Most respondents considered parenthood the final milestone needed to reach true adulthood.
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All right, this means I'm not old yet!

"I always wanna be a little boy and to have fun!"

-Spy
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I guess i'll never reach 'true adulthood' then.
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You could have kids if you'd stop slamming your 'nards in the door all the time. That's not conducive to healthy sperm production, you know. 😛

 
26 huh? I think that's a little late, but I guess there are those out there who tilt the avg upward if you know what I mean. They say starting a family means you're an adult. People start families and go on successfully at 23. I know I was ready to, just not financially. At 25, all I'm missing are the kids and the wedding ring (coming soon)... but I have everything else that makes me an adult with a place to call my own.
 
Originally posted by: Fausto1

You could have kids if you'd stop slamming your 'nards in the door all the time. That's not conducive to healthy sperm production, you know. 😛
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That is just painful to read. :disgust:
 
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Fausto1

You could have kids if you'd stop slamming your 'nards in the door all the time. That's not conducive to healthy sperm production, you know. 😛
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That is just painful to read. :disgust:
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😀

 
For categories other than marriage and having children, the average ages were: financially independent, age 20.9; not living with parents, age 21.2; full-time employment, age 21.2; finishing school, age 22.3; and being able to support a family, age 24.5.

Damn, I feel old... Have all but the last (no family), but there are lots of people where I work supporting families on less than I make...

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Childhood is important but not the final milestone. There are plenty of people with kids who are still kids themselves (look at all these people who join the military, get a wife, get a kid all under the age of 20. It's like the thing to do if you're a marine!). I also know a couple in their mid 30's who are never having kids and are both quite mature!

Unlike most it seems I consider financial well being a strong indicator of adulthood as well. I can't help but think somebody at 35 with $25k in credit card debt still has some growing to do.
 
I can't help but think somebody at 35 with $25k in credit card debt still has some growing to do.
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No kidding, I'm glad that's something I never really had to deal with. I just dont know how some people can stand to accumulate that much debt, and it's usually over such un-tangible things too...

-Spy
 
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