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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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Most Americans think the government should focus on child care costs, not birth rates, poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, even as the Trump administration prioritizes them.

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