> By the numbers: 47% of adults under 50 without kids say they're unlikely to have them — up 10 percentage points from 2018.
> Of those who said they're unlikely to have children, 57% said "they just don't want to."
> Among the other reasons: 44% said they wanted to focus on different things. 38% pointed to the state of the world, other than the environment. And 36% said they couldn't afford to raise a child.
> 13% cited infertility or other medical reasons.
> Stunning stat: 64% of young women say they just don't want children, compared to 50% of men.
The fertility rate is declining to the neutral fertility rate when women are educated, empowered, and have mechanisms to maintain their fertility desires (temporary or permanent birth control).
Having kids used to be a peer status signal. Maybe an expensive dog is just as good now?
People are highly motivated to chase expensive status signals (expensive can be time or other resource commitments).
I reckon the better-house-upgrade-cycle drives a lot of the economy. Perhaps less so now, when many people can't afford the down-payment/mortgage. I watch friends working really hard to over-capitalise.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/25/adults-no-children-why-pew-...
> By the numbers: 47% of adults under 50 without kids say they're unlikely to have them — up 10 percentage points from 2018.
> Of those who said they're unlikely to have children, 57% said "they just don't want to."
> Among the other reasons: 44% said they wanted to focus on different things. 38% pointed to the state of the world, other than the environment. And 36% said they couldn't afford to raise a child.
> 13% cited infertility or other medical reasons.
> Stunning stat: 64% of young women say they just don't want children, compared to 50% of men.
The fertility rate is declining to the neutral fertility rate when women are educated, empowered, and have mechanisms to maintain their fertility desires (temporary or permanent birth control).
Having kids used to be a peer status signal. Maybe an expensive dog is just as good now?
People are highly motivated to chase expensive status signals (expensive can be time or other resource commitments).
I reckon the better-house-upgrade-cycle drives a lot of the economy. Perhaps less so now, when many people can't afford the down-payment/mortgage. I watch friends working really hard to over-capitalise.