Many College Graduates Still Supported by Parents

Percentage of young adults who graduated from four-year colleges between 2006 and 2010 who receive financial support from their parents, by age...

For miscellaneous bills
22-25: 32%
26-29: 15%

For living situation
22-25: 29%
26-29: 17%

For health care
22-25: 21%
26-29: 7%

For food
22-25: 26%
26-29: 15%

For college loans
22-25: 12%
26-29: 9%

For car payment
22-25: 11%
26-29: 6%

Source: Rutgers University, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Unfulfilled Expectations: Recent College Graduates Struggle in a Troubled Economy