Results: Nearly half of Americans don't feel like an adult until they're 30
Published on 05/20/2022
A recent survey of 2,000 Americans found adulting takes some time. While 53 percent felt like an adult when they hit 18, many say it took until they turned 29 for adulthood to truly sink in. -StudyFinds
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What age did you feel like you were an adult?
18
18%
517 votes
19-20
15%
421 votes
21
12%
349 votes
22-25
20%
582 votes
26-29
11%
314 votes
30+
21%
598 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
119 votes
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What actions made you feel like an adult? Living on my own
48%
1405 votes
Getting married
31%
909 votes
Having kids
29%
828 votes
My first job
28%
803 votes
Opening a bank account
20%
575 votes
Voting
20%
591 votes
Doing my own taxes
20%
572 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
154 votes
Not Applicable
8%
231 votes
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3.
Do you think if you are considered a legal adult and can vote, join the military etc, you should also be able to drink alcohol? Yes
58%
1680 votes
No
19%
552 votes
Undecided
23%
668 votes
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Do you ever feel like you don't know what you're doing in life even though you're an adult? Yes
63%
1827 votes
No
37%
1073 votes
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