"Doubling Up" in Recession-Strained Quarters

This article highlights the ups and downs associated with households that “double up” because of employment and/or economic woes. These newly formed multifamily households may include grandparents, cousins or siblings living together to avoid homelessness, foreclosure or poverty. This demographic shift has influenced the most recent census, which has reported an 11.7% jump in multifamily households over the past two years. Although the trend makes sense in times of economic turmoil, it can also lead to social stress and family conflict.

SOURCE: The New York Times

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/us/29families.html