US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The AP-NORC poll finds 75% of U.S. adults say child care costs are a major problem and 55% want focus on improving women's health outcomes.
- The AP-NORC poll of 1,158 U.S. adults conducted June 5-9 shows most prioritize child care costs over encouraging higher birth rates.
- This focus arises amid concerns about high child care and fertility treatment expenses, despite government efforts like Trump's IVF executive order in February.
- About 75% of adults identify child care costs as a major problem, nearly half favor insurance coverage for fertility treatments, but only 12% say boosting birth rates should be a high federal priority.
- The poll found roughly 30% view declining birth rates as a major problem, while Trump called a $5,000 baby bonus proposal 'a good idea,' though half of conservative Republicans oppose it.
- These results suggest Americans want policy focus on affordability and maternal health rather than promoting more births, reflecting limited public support for pronatalist initiatives.
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