Research Article
When Do People Become Adults? The Uruguayan Case
Table 1
Percentage of responding for each level of importance by transition needed to achieve adulthood.
| Facts | Importance for becoming adult | Being economically independent | Leaving home | Completing formal education | Working full time | Getting married | Having a child |
| Not or not very | 13.61 | 27.73 | 11.71 | 12.01 | 44.64 | 35.74 | Somewhat | 16.42 | 17.32 | 9.81 | 11.51 | 15.12 | 15.22 | Fairly or very | 69.97 | 54.95 | 78.48 | 76.48 | 40.24 | 49.04 | Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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