Among women who changed their family planning because of COVID-19, nearly half decided to delay having kids. On the other hand 1 in 4 decided the opposite, to speed up having kids.
This statistic presents the percentage of women who decided to delay, accelerate, or became unsure of having kids due to COVID-19 as of November 2020.
Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020*
* These were women who said they changed their fertility plans due to COVID-19 in a previous question.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How did you change your fertility and/or family plans due to COVID-19?"
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Modern Fertility. (December 15, 2020). Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility. "Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020*." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility. (2020). Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility. "Percentage of Women Who Delayed, Accelerated, or Became Unsure about Having Kids Due to Covid-19 in The U.S. as of November 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility, Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020* [Graph], Modern Fertility, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
