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Why Fewer Americans Are Having Kids

2024/8/19
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Rachel Wolfe:美国生育率持续下降,其中选择不生育的女性比例显著增加,这并非突然现象,而是长期趋势的加速。这种趋势并非完全由经济或其他客观因素导致,更多的是人们主动的选择。研究表明,在35至44岁女性中,选择不生育者占生育率下降的主要部分,在2012年至2022年间,不生育导致的生育率下降超过6.5%。这种现象在不同种族、收入水平、就业状况、地区和教育程度的女性群体中普遍存在。经济因素是重要考量,人们希望在经济、情感和社会方面做好充分准备后才考虑生育,但育儿成本的增加和对育儿期望值的提高也加剧了这种压力。 MJ Petroni:现代社会,人们对人生的规划更加多元化,养育子女不再是人生的唯一或必要组成部分。一些人将事业和个人生活放在优先地位,在实现个人目标后,选择不生育或推迟生育。许多人起初计划生育,但在生活中找到其他满足感后,改变了想法,选择专注于现有家庭或其他个人追求。随着社会和家庭压力的减轻,不生育的选择变得更加普遍和被接受。

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A.M. Edition for Aug. 19. People aren’t just waiting longer to have babies) and having fewer of them–they’re less likely to have any at all. The WSJ’s Rachel Wolfe) explains how attitudes toward parenthood are changing. Plus, AMD strikes a deal) for AI equipment maker ZT Systems as it looks to mount a challenge against Nvidia. And, the women’s Tour de France) gets a dramatic finish. Kate Bullivant hosts.

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