Skip to main content
SHARPER IRON
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
  • About
    • About Sharper Iron
    • Doctrinal Statement
    • Contact
    • Search
  • Forum
    • Forum Home
    • Comment Guidelines
    • Search
  • Account
    • Log in
    • Register

Reasons adults give for not having children

By Filings on Thu, 08/01/24
Society & Culture
Birth Rates
American Culture
Family
Fertility

“About four-in-ten adults ages 50 and older who never had children (38%) say there was a time when they wanted to have them. About a third (32%) say they never wanted to have children, while a quarter say they weren’t sure whether or not they wanted to do so.” - Pew

Related . . .

Topics: Demographics, Economics, Birth Rates
  • The Demographic Future of Humanity: Economic Challenges
  • Book Review: Why Aren’t Americans Having Children?
  • The Birth Dearth Closes Colleges
  • Conservative Protestant fertility has declined dramatically, study finds
  • Pew: Growing share of childless adults in U.S. don’t expect to ever have children

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Next page

Featured Resources

Book cover image

View at Amazon


(About Amazon links)

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

(ESV, Proverbs 19:11)

Footer

  • About
  • Contact
  • Search
  • Forum

Since 2005

Image
2005 SI Logo Image