Spaniards Starting Families Later as Economy Worsens, Caixa Says

Young Spaniards are leaving home later and putting off starting families longer than their European neighbors as the recession worsens and the youth jobless rate surpasses 50 percent, according to a study by research firm La Caixa.

Seven in 10 Spaniards aged 20 to 29 live with their parents and 60 percent of Spanish newborns have mothers and fathers over 30-years old, the highest average among the 15 original European Union nations, according to the study published today.