Almost 50% of Women are Choosing to be Child Free
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Almost 50% of Women are Choosing to be Child Free
| Fri, 10-21-2011 - 10:35am |
New census data shows that almost half of all American women of childbearing age are not having kids.
http://www.ivillage.com/are-more-us-becoming-childless-choice/4-a-394281?ice=iv:mb:msg:js
I know this has been in the news quite a bit lately, but does "almost half" seem accurate?
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I'm always a little leary of articles like this because they have such a broad definition of "childfree".
Like bagpipe_mouse, I take these studies with a grain of salt. Not only is the childfree moniker a broad one but it also encompasses people on either side of the choice issue; those who choose the childfree lifestyle and those who consider themselves child*less* and are struggling with infertility.
I also don't see my career as having much bearing on my choice to remain childfree. My choice has more to do with my lifestyle than what I do for 40 hours a week.
I do know a few more people who are childfree than I encountered as a child. Of course, I've also left the small town I grew up in and the Catholic high school I was educated in and have met people in a much broader representation of society.
RoseAnn
This is interesting, but I agree with the other posts.
i have not noticed less ppl having babies...it seems like more ppl are having babies. as sad is it is...better them than me