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| Third of men 'live with parents' | |
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| Almost a third of men and a fifth of women aged between 20 and 34 live at home with their parents, according to the Office of National Statistics. | |
| The statisticians' annual survey on the state of the nation also found more people were living alone in the UK, up from 6% in 1971 to 12% in 2008. | |
| The figures also suggest marriage is becoming increasingly unpopular. | |
| In 2006, there were 237,000 marriages in England and Wales, the lowest number since 1895. | |
| The survey suggests people are getting married later in life and women are delaying motherhood, while grandparents are likely to be helping out with child care. | |
| The average age to wed for the first time in the UK was nearly 30 for women in 2006 and about 32 for men. This is about two years later in life than a decade earlier. | |
| The average age of women in England and Wales having their first baby was 27.5 in 2007 compared with just under 24 in 1971. | |
| Poor housing | |
| One trend that has been bucked is homeownership, according to the survey. | |
| Over the quarter of a century up until 2006, the number of homeowners in the UK rose by 49% to 18.5 million. However, between 2006 and 2007, the number of homeowners fell by 1%. | |
| The report also paints a picture of how social trends are affecting the next generation. | |
| In England, 31% of families are living in housing without adequate heating or facilities. |