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This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey taken among adult Americans regarding reasons for not having more children nowadays. 65 percent of respondents said that they think one reason could be the cost of having a child and the couple not having enough money to afford a child.

What do you think are the main reasons why couples do not have more children?

	Share of respondents
Not enough money/Cost of raising child	65%
The state of the economy/Jobs	11%
Personal choice/No desire for children	6%
Poor society/Living in difficult times/Difficult environment	5%
Too selfish/Feel children interfere with personal freedom	4%
Single-parent homes/Divorce/Lack of commitment to marriage	3%
Lack of time/Too busy/Too time consuming	3%
Too many women working/Both parents work/Career concerns	3%
Children are hard work/Stressful	3%
Unable to have children/Cannot conceive	2%
Responsibilities involved/Too much responsibility	2%
Wife or husband not in good health	1%
Parents are older/Waited to have children	1%
Cost of education	1%
Too many children already/Concerned about overpopulation	1%
Uncertainty about the future/Future is bleak	1%
Just don’t like children	1%
Other	1%
No opinion	6%

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Release date

September 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 22-25, 2013

Number of respondents

2,033 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Percentages total more than 100% due to multiple responses.

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