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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Almost 1 in 4 millennials and Gen Z-ers say they won't have kids due to finances

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Almost 1 in 4 millennials and Gen Z-ers say they won't have kids due to finances

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 8 months ago
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Raising a child in the U.S. costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many younger Americans say they can't afford it.
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    Developed countries typically have lower birth rates than undeveloped countries.

    That is more to do with education and women’s liberation (including contraception), than finances. Which I suspect is still the predominant reason that birth rates are dropping, with finances just a secondary reason.

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      “Development is the best contraceptive.”

      — Karan Singh

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