More and more British citizens seem to recognize the intriguing
logic that home students are healthy students. The Guardian reported that of all 20-34 year olds
in the UK, there are 3 million still living with their parents.
This number has increased by almost 20% up from 2.48 million in
1997.
Males had a greater tendency of staying at home (1 out of 3),
while women usually shied away from Hotel Mum (1 out of 6). Data
from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicated that this
may have to do with the phenomenon that young women are more likely
to be married to older partners compared to men in that age
category.
Hotel Mama is healthier
Is this unwise? Maybe not. Research by Usem, a French health insurer,
shows that this might in fact be a smart strategy. Particularly
students that continue living with their parents after high school
tend to have a healthier lifestyle. Hotel Mama proves to be a
health spa.
Usem inquired with 8.500 students how much alcohol, cigarettes
and other drugs they consume. Data indicated that 1 out of 3
students sharing a flat with peers would consume extraordinary
amounts of alcohol. An individual consumes extraordinary amounts of
alcohol if he/she drinks at least three glasses of beer/wine twice
a week or more than seven glasses per month.
Among students living with their parents, only 1 out of 6
students admitted to drinking at such levels. If a headache and
other symptoms of becoming sick set in, 2/3 of these stay homers
would go straight to the doctor. For students living in shared
flats this is only the case for 50% of the people.