According to an annual survey conducted in China in the beginning of 2024, around 32 percent of surveyed female respondents who did not want to get children said the reason for that was a fear of loosing freedom and personal space. Meanwhile, less than 25 percent of male respondents quoted this as a reason to not have kids.
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Sohu. (March 7, 2024). Reasons for not wanting to have children in China as of 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446180/china-reasons-not-wanting-to-get-children-by-gender/
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Sohu. (2024). Reasons for not wanting to have children in China as of 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446180/china-reasons-not-wanting-to-get-children-by-gender/
Sohu. "Reasons for Not Wanting to Have Children in China as of 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446180/china-reasons-not-wanting-to-get-children-by-gender/
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Reasons for not wanting to have children in China as of 2024, by gender [Graph], Sohu, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446180/china-reasons-not-wanting-to-get-children-by-gender/