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Childless Future? Birth Rate Plunging as Millennials Decide Against Being Parents

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Source:     StudyFinds
Publication Date:     JANUARY 19, 2024
 Link: Childless Future? Birth Rate Plunging as Millennials Decide Against Being Parents
Stephan:  

This is a report is about the U.K, But the trend is the same in the U.S. Young people as I have reported several times in SR are having fewer children because they feel frightened and insecure about the future. The result is going to be a declining population. In the United States, because of the cost of college, we are also becoming a less educated, less literate population less capable of understanding issues like climate change or vaccines. A population whose knowledge, such as it is, is most defined by misinformation not facts

Newborn baby being held and kissed by parents
Less than a fifth of millennials, specifically those between 26 and 35, are certain that they want to become parents one day. (Photo credit: In The Light Photography on Shutterstock)

SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM — Less than a fifth of millennials, specifically those between 26 and 35, are certain that they want to become parents one day. This inclination further diminishes among individuals with pronounced environmental concerns. Simply put, four in five young millennials want to remain childless, especially if they dwell on climate change concerns.

The study, conducted by the University of Southampton and the Generations and Gender Program, gathered insights on attitudes toward children, family, and various political issues. It involved a sample of 7,000 individuals ranging from 18 to 59 years-old in the U.K.

The findings revealed a correlation with the nation’s declining birth rates, highlighting a drop in the number of young adults planning to have children. Only 19 percent of younger millennials expressed a definitive desire to have children, while 30 percent leaned towards probably wanting children. Among older millennials, between 36 and 41, 36 percent were certain they will not have children, and 20 percent […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 6:09 am

    This data is a function of how we have structured society. In capitalist countries we have placed profit and materialism at the center of societal focus rather than children and families. This is a measure of our sickness as a culture. We are dying because of our misplaced values.