This survey does an awful job of separating out the motivations.
Financial freedom (43%) was equal to financial inability (43%), and a smaller group (31%) “attribute this to the social and political world their children would inherit.”
I would argue that increasing financial pressures are social and political realities, rather than something separate.
And there’s no mention of an option for “not wanting to bring children into this hell world based on aspects other than social or political realities” - like climate change or ecological destruction.
Regardless, it does look like there are multiple factors at play here, including a concern for the future that goes beyond personal finance.
This survey does an awful job of separating out the motivations.
Financial freedom (43%) was equal to financial inability (43%), and a smaller group (31%) “attribute this to the social and political world their children would inherit.”
I would argue that increasing financial pressures are social and political realities, rather than something separate.
And there’s no mention of an option for “not wanting to bring children into this hell world based on aspects other than social or political realities” - like climate change or ecological destruction.
Regardless, it does look like there are multiple factors at play here, including a concern for the future that goes beyond personal finance.