[627467]

> multi generational household

> most people cannot

I dont know if "cannot" is the right verb here. I bet if you asked enough euromericans if they'd choose to live with extended family the answer would be "only in extreme and deprived circumstances".

Isn't a common excuse for not having children that couples can't afford their own home?

[aprilthird2021]

Fair enough for the first point.

For the latter, there is some research towards that: https://www.nber.org/digest/feb12/impact-real-estate-market-...

[crooked-v]

Sure, but consider the economic factors that go into it. How many extended families would be perfectly happy to live together, but are unable to even consider it in the first place because of what the costs for that sort of multigenerational housing would look like?

[lotsofpulp]

I would guess very few. The main problem with extended families is politics, not house size (which are multiples bigger than they used to be in the US).

It is hard enough to run a household with two chiefs, but add more and you either need everyone to accept a hierarchy or split into different houses. Which is why it is almost only ever seen in places where individuals lack earning power.