Exploring Reasons and Impacts of Choosing to Be Child-Free

The chapter delves into reasons for being child-free, including the impact of a legal ruling on people's identification as child-free. It discusses a study comparing the life satisfaction and political beliefs of child-free adults to parents, revealing similar levels of satisfaction and slightly more liberal political ideologies among the child-free. The chapter also addresses demographic differences, societal stereotypes, and the research interest in understanding child-free individuals better.