How family planning changed among women due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020

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Among women who changed their family planning because of COVID-19, nearly half decided to delay having kids. On the other hand 1 in 4 decided the opposite, to speed up having kids. This statistic presents the percentage of women who decided to delay, accelerate, or became unsure of having kids due to COVID-19 as of November 2020.

Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020*

Characteristic	Percentage of women
I decided to delay having kids	48%
I decided to accelerate having kids	25%
I became more unsure about having kids	26%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 9 to 17, 2020

Number of respondents

1,152 respondents

Age group

20-45 years

Special properties

women only

Supplementary notes

* These were women who said they changed their fertility plans due to COVID-19 in a previous question.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How did you change your fertility and/or family plans due to COVID-19?"

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