Neither of us feel interested': More Americans don't want kids, and it's not just because of the money (August 2024)
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... Growing up in rural Michigan, Nina Job got familiar with peers and people in her community following a "traditional trajectory." That meant "you go to college, you get married, you have 2.5 kids, you know -- happy home, white picket fence type-thing," she tells CNBC Make It.

But moving to New York gave her a new perspective: "I remember being 20 and so surprised to meet single people much older than what I was used to ever seeing back home who were happy."

The varied domestic situations she encountered "opened my eyes to the possibility of so many different lifestyles, and just non-traditional family setups," the now-36-year-old says.

Now, Job is among the growing number of Americans who are choosing to live a child-free life. The U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low of around 1.6 births per woman in 2023, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. ...