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Re:The history of what we call work by kjkjadksj on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:16PM (#28830594)
Its even worse in the US where over 50% of adults are single.
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Re:The history of what we call work by prewett on Monday October 11, 2021 @02:45PM (#28831499)
What percentage of adults are childless, though?
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Re:The history of what we call work by kjkjadksj on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:05PM (#28853968)
71%, up nearly 20 points since the 60s

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2017/08/more-adults-l...

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Re:The history of what we call work by wayoutthere on Monday October 11, 2021 @03:41PM (#28832153)
I wouldn’t take marriage as a proxy for children in the current US. The institution of marriage is simply not a good fit for a lot of us — I may still have kids, but I will never get married again.
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Re:The history of what we call work by kjkjadksj on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:06PM (#28853974)
I said single, not unmarried.
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