How Many Adult Americans Have Very Little Contact With Their Parents?

Joshua Coleman: The depolarization of our society is also driving many family estrangements. How many adult Americans have very little contact with their parents? It's around 10% with mothers and close to 20% with fathers, he says. One large study out of Cornell found that some 27% of adult children over the age of 18 have no contact with some family members.

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