Millennials also want to have children, but they can't afford them
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DINK – this American acronym has been making a splash lately. It stands for "double income, no kids", which simply means childless couples. For many, this is a choice. However, when describing this phenomenon, we often forget about the group forced to be DINKs. These are Americans who would very much like to become parents but cannot afford it financially. They are more likely to be referred to as childless as childfree.
It is difficult to determine the exact number of Americans who would like to have children but cannot. We know that the group of childfree people who do not want to have children may constitute about 20 percent of the adult population. However, it is more difficult to track down people who could have children if the circumstances were different. A study conducted in December by NerdWallet and Harris Poll of over 2,000 adult Americans found that 56 percent of non-parents do not plan to have children. Of this group, 31 percent said that "the overall cost of raising a child is too high".
