Results: Childless Couples
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1.
Do you believe that it is selfish for a couple to choose not to have children? Yes, it is selfish. Children are natural, and parenting is selfless.
8%
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127 votes
No, it is not selfish. People who choose not to have children have decided what they want, not what society thinks they should want.
80%
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1327 votes
Undecided
12%
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202 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
11 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 3 | |
| why on earth would it be selfish, ridiculous. selfish to children that don't even exist? doesn't make sense. and the world is overpopulated anyways. | 0.06% | 1 |
| it's more selfish for couples to have children. | 0.06% | 1 |
| to each his own and everyone has their own reasons | 0.06% | 1 |
| too many of the wrong people these days are having children. | 0.06% | 1 |
| having children is rather a luxury these days | 0.06% | 1 |
| absolutely not!!! the biggest problem facing mankind is the reproduction of man!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| it is selfish, to have a child......... | 0.06% | 1 |
| it's the total opposite. they are being selfless and smart. | 0.06% | 1 |
2.
2.
Authors Joel Kotkin and Harry Siegel wrote that the growing gap between the aged many and the working few will mean "a fight over debt, austerity, benefits and government spending that will make the vicious battles of the last four years seem more like, well, a tea party." Do you believe this? Yes, I believe that this will harm society in the future in the ways the authors anticipate.
17%
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291 votes
No. The idea of procreating just to make future taxpayers reduces people into breeding stock and creates a whole new set of socio-economic and humanitarian problems.
38%
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638 votes
Undecided
44%
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730 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
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8 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 3 | |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 1 |
| well you have to consider that those that don't have children most likely were higher wage earners and contributed more to the government coffers throughout the years. | 0.06% | 1 |
| a | 0.06% | 1 |
| immigration of adults interested in having children should help resolve issues. | 0.06% | 1 |
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3.
Do you believe non-parents are careerists, ladder-climbers, or are still playing at being children? Yes. They are focused on themselves only.
13%
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209 votes
No. They are choosing a life that they want to live and there are many ways to do it.
61%
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1011 votes
Undecided
26%
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429 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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18 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.12% | 2 | |
| some know they couldn't handle raising a child. some are careerists, and some are doing their damn best to stay 16 even though they're like, 22 | 0.06% | 1 |
| this site is weird | 0.06% | 1 |
| they are living life which is what we are here for. i'm a parent btw. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i'm sure some are but certainly not all. | 0.06% | 1 |
| the real "playing" is acting like your an adult. all adults, are playing. | 0.06% | 1 |
| each person is different - you cannot generalize | 0.06% | 1 |
| different people have different reasons | 0.06% | 1 |
| possibly but so what? | 0.06% | 1 |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the person. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not everyone is in a position to have children. | 0.06% | 1 |
| everyone is different | 0.06% | 1 |
| give me a break... | 0.06% | 1 |
| it is selfish to become a parent, when you don't bother parenting. if you can't dedicate yourself why would you do that to a kidself | 0.06% | 1 |
| each person is different - some are and some are not | 0.06% | 1 |
| non parents are normal people. they want what they want. some "non-parents" do not choose this way. they cannot have children. are these people to be judged? i say, judge not, lest ye be judged. | 0.06% | 1 |
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4.
Do you believe that having a child makes one's life truly full and complete? Yes, I believe that a child fills a natural need in one's life.
27%
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445 votes
No. I believe fulfillment comes in many different ways.
49%
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825 votes
Undecided
23%
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377 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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20 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 3 | |
| it fulfilled my life, some others may not feel the same and that's ok. | 0.06% | 1 |
| for some people | 0.06% | 1 |
| it fulfills me but maybe not u | 0.06% | 1 |
| there are people that are not able to have children yet others may think they chose not to have children | 0.06% | 1 |
| for some people this is true, but not all. | 0.06% | 1 |
| c | 0.06% | 1 |
| for those who want children, yes. for those who do not, no | 0.06% | 1 |
| my child made my life full and complete. that doesn't mean that's how it is for everyone | 0.06% | 1 |
| for me yes, not everyone | 0.06% | 1 |
| some ppl dont want kids and thats their choice! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i believe it is an individual's choice... | 0.06% | 1 |
| it can for some people. | 0.06% | 1 |
| god makes one's life truly full and complete | 0.06% | 1 |
| for the type person who wants children, absolutely. people are different though and if you don't want kids, you should not because you might not be a good parent. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i believe everyone has the right to decide whether or not to procreate. | 0.06% | 1 |
| fullfillment is in one's own hands, whether they have a child or not. | 0.06% | 1 |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
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5.
Do you think someone without a child but is qualified to teach is fit to teach children (school, dance, music lessons, sports, etc.?) Yes. Qualified teachers can still understand and take exceptional care of other people's children.
64%
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1063 votes
No. By not having children, they can't understand what it takes to teach them properly.
14%
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231 votes
Undecided
22%
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367 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
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6 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| of course what a silly question | 0.06% | 1 |
| it is the adulthood within that makes a good teacher. it has nothing to do with being childless. | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes,i chose not to have children and am a great nanny by choice | 0.06% | 1 |
| i took 9 credits of teaching in college, practiced teaching high school physics, tutored grade school, hi school, college, masters level even phd, experience | 0.06% | 1 |
| 0.06% | 1 | |
| nuns and priests are better teachers | 0.06% | 1 |
6.
6.
Do you believe that a high commitment to family and a high commitment to one's career are incompatible? Yes. People have only so much time and energy to give. Non-parents choose their profession and parents choose their families.
19%
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323 votes
No. People who choose to have children can find a way to balance both, and it is possible for a childless couple to orient their lives around each other and other family.
53%
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884 votes
Undecided
27%
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452 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
8 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
| our evil, sick culture has ruined the traditional family. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 0.06% | 1 | |
| it depends on ones career | 0.06% | 1 |
| all answers are wrong above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| some people can not multi-task | 0.06% | 1 |
| people who choose both will suffer deprivations in both. | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes but your conclusions are incorrect | 0.06% | 1 |
7.
7.
Do you feel that childless couples are persecuted for not having children? Yes, I feel that people think of them as career-driven and unnatural and subtly persecute them.
29%
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488 votes
No. No one is persecuting anyone.
45%
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742 votes
Undecided
26%
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426 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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11 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| yes! i'm a very happy childless woman who wants to murder her mother-in-law for not giving it a rest! go bother your other kid, woman | 0.06% | 1 |
| only those who think it is an issue - why the question | 0.06% | 1 |
| if the shoe fits | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on the believe system where they live within | 0.06% | 1 |
| sometimes they are, sometimes they are not. | 0.06% | 1 |
| only by mothers-in-law! | 0.06% | 1 |
| many of them should be having children but are not, very sad. | 0.06% | 1 |
| a bit of both most people wouldn't care unless their family | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think there's a lot of unjustified pressure on them - we should really be offering incentives to not have children. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not usually in this usa, but possibly in other countries and in some cultures. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 0.06% | 1 |
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