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Why Gen Z couples are moving in together at record rates

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Young, unmarried couples are choosing to live together at record rates. One report shows that a key reason for the spike in cohabitation is cost-cutting. According to Census Bureau data, more than 11 percent of unmarried Americans aged 18 to 24 cohabitated with a romantic partner who was not their spouse in 2023.

Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with UNC professor Fenaba Addo about the financial pressures young people face in making the decision to shack up.

Guest

Fenaba Addo, Associate Professor of Public Policy at University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.