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Article: One in Five Women Are Deciding Against or Delaying Having a Child Because of the High Cost of Child Care and Preschool, Poll Shows
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- U.S. Newswire
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- August 14, 2007
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To: FAMILY EDITORS
Contact: Donna De La Cruz, +1-202-464-7016, Cell: +1-202-441-
3798, Phil Evans, +1-202-464-7014, both of Fight Crime: Invest in
Kids
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As children head
back to school, a new national poll finds that the cost of quality
preschool and child care is causing women of child-bearing age to
decide against having a baby or delay having one.
The poll, commissioned by the anti-crime organization Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids, found that 23 percent of women ages 18-40 have
delayed starting a family or decided not to have a second or
subsequent child. That figure rose to 28 percent for women ages 25-
34.
Law enforcement leaders are calling ...