tkcas01 wrote:
If this is indeed happening, another possible reason is the social trend of people waiting later to start a family, so they are tied down with kids longer - sometimes when they come back home to live after college! :E
And speaking of - we hear all about the explosion in college tuition, so yes, many changes in folks finances over the years.
Financial issues are a bigger factor than age. people cannot escape the rat race quite as easily. There is more debt and fewer pension plans.
Things basic dynamics are changing