DGBAS surveys have shown the primary reason modern couples feel there is no need for children in marriage is that they do not want to increase their financial burden. The second reason is they feel their own freedom might be compromised. A third reason is that taking care of children is just too much trouble.
根據主計處調查，現代人之所以認為婚姻中不需要有子女，主要是不願意增加經濟負擔，其次是擔心自己的自由會因此受限，第三個原因則是照顧小孩太麻煩。