Forever young? A quarter of Americans want to feel that way.

25% of Americans Don’t Feel Like Adults Until They’re Nearly 30

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There was a time in American history when you would start a career and family before even seventeen years old, but now a survey finds that one out of four Americans say they don’t feel like an adult until they hit their late 20s!

 

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6% said they finally feel like adults in their early 30s.

 

 

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Tasks that those polled considered “adulting” are shopping for groceries (65%), balancing their budget (62%), doing dishes (60%), laundry (57%), and vacuuming (56%). 

 

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91% said they’re afraid to admit that “adulting” is fun.