In February 2020, the top two reasons for putting off having children among U.S. adults were money-related. Around 60 percent of respondents stated they did not have enough money saved to have kids.
This statistic presents select reasons for delaying having children among U.S. adults in February 2020.
Percentage of adults who gave select reasons to why they were delaying having children in the United States in 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
I don't have enough money saved
60%
I want to earn a higher salary first
51%
I want to travel more first
47%
I want to reach a certain title or level in my career first
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Modern Fertility. (April 20, 2020). Percentage of adults who gave select reasons to why they were delaying having children in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240968/reasons-for-delaying-children-us/
Modern Fertility. "Percentage of adults who gave select reasons to why they were delaying having children in the United States in 2020." Chart. April 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240968/reasons-for-delaying-children-us/
Modern Fertility. (2020). Percentage of adults who gave select reasons to why they were delaying having children in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240968/reasons-for-delaying-children-us/
Modern Fertility. "Percentage of Adults Who Gave Select Reasons to Why They Were Delaying Having Children in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240968/reasons-for-delaying-children-us/
Modern Fertility, Percentage of adults who gave select reasons to why they were delaying having children in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240968/reasons-for-delaying-children-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of adults who gave select reasons to why they were delaying having children in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Modern Fertility, April 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1240968/reasons-for-delaying-children-us/
