[Vanclief]

I am all for preventing teen pregnancy, but the data sounds more like young people can't afford having children so they are waiting longer.

[Neeek]

They couldn't "back then" either, I would argue.

[vanviegen]

"back then" a family could live on a single income.

[gibolt]

Working a minimum wage could buy a starter home "back then". It now can hardly pay rent, and starter homes essentially no longer exist, even if someone wanted one.

[jerojero]

It's not just that young people can't afford to have babies is that women in the 20-29 range are either studying or entering the work force.

These are extremely important years for career building.

It's more about the fact that young women are choose to build their education and career (like men do) rather than have children.