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The financial burden of raising children is the biggest cause behind the country’s continually falling birthrate, with almost all people aged between 20 and 44, the age group mostly marrying and having children, feeling pressure about it, a survey by a state-run institute showed, Tuesday.
China is the world’s second-most expensive country to raise a child, relative to its GDP per capita, according to a prominent Chinese think tank. Beyond the financial pinch, there’s also a hefty price paid in time and opportunity cost, say analysts.