Profiles European young people regarding residential independence and relationship with the labor market. Recent trends show (a) most youth live with their parents; (b) stability in the proportion of unemployed and their residential status; and (c) significant increases in southern countries of employed young people still living with their…

Reports on differences between young people in Italy and those abroad. Drawing on data from three censuses, found that Italy is characterized by a high percentage of family-of-origin households which is attributed to the fact that most young adults there leave home only to marry. (RJM)

Reviews research from the 1990s on leaving-home trends in the United States. Found a correlation between the leaving-home process in early adulthood and changes in the core nuclear family. Relationships between parents and children shape the launch from home, whereas those between men and women shape the destinations. (RJM)