Why many Americans are choosing not to have children

These are the biggest obstacles people face.
From The Times

August 6, 2024

Some have framed the declining fertility rate in the United States as an example of eroding family values.

A child in an orange shirt on a swing set in a playground.

Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times

But even those who want children see an increasing number of obstacles to raising them.

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