Study finds 40 percent of parents happy with one child
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="About">About</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="birthrate">birthrate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 1.3 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>.</p><p><span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> ‘60<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="was">was</span> 5.8, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hesitation">Hesitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="birthrate">birthrate</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="age">age</span> 14 <span word="now">now</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> 9.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="was">was</span> 15.45 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> 16.6 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="persuasive">persuasive</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Yanqiu">Yanqiu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Yuhua">Yuhua</span> <span word="district">district</span>. "<span word="Bringing">Bringing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="Changing">Changing</span> <span word="diapers">diapers</span>, <span word="breastfeeding">breastfeeding</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awake">awake</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="me">me</span>."</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> - <span word="both">both</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> 4-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="centered">centered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="childbirth">childbirth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="follows">follows</span>.</p>
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