| Characteristic | 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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