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AGE GROUPS > ADULTS > YOUNG ADULTS

Preferred term

YOUNG ADULTS  

Definition

  • THOSE IN THE TRANSITION FROM TEENAGER TO ADULT. IT IS USUALLY INFORMALLY CONSIDERED TO ENCOMPASS THE PERIOD FROM AGE 16 TO AGE 25, ALTHOUGH THE EXACT PERIOD VARIES BETWEEN SOCIETIES AND TIME PERIODS.

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED NOVEMBER 2005

Definition source

  • WIKIPEDIA

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/8d32d7cd-f412-45b9-9730-599cb03dfd7b

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