Subreddit Demographic Survey 2019
1. Introduction
Once a year, this subreddit hosts a survey in order to get to know the community a little bit and in order to answer questions that are frequently asked here. Earlier this summer, a few thousand of you participated in a massive Subreddit Demographic Survey.
Unfortunately during the process of collating results we lost contact with
SailorMercure, who in previous years has completed all of the data analysis from the Google form responses. We were therefore required to collate and analyse the responses from the raw data via Excel. I attach the raw data below for those who would like to review it. For 2020 we will be rebuilding the survey from scratch.
Raw Data Multiple areas of your life were probed: general a/s/l, education, finances, religious beliefs, marital status, etc. They are separated in 10 sections:
- General Demographics
- Education Level
- Career and Finances
- Child Status
- Current Location
- Religion and Spirituality
- Sexual and Romantic Life
- Childhood and Family Life
- Sterilization
- Childfreedom
2. Methodology
Our sample is people from this subreddit who saw that we had a survey going on and were willing to complete the survey. A weekly stickied announcement was used to alert members of the community that a survey was being run.
3. Results
5,976 participants over the course of two months at a subscriber count of 588,488 (total participant ratio of slightly >1%)
3.1 General Demographics
5,976 participants in total
Age group
| Age group | Participants # | Percentage |
| 18 or younger | 491 | 8.22% |
| 19 to 24 | 1820 | 30.46% |
| 25 to 29 | 1660 | 27.78% |
| 30 to 34 | 1107 | 18.52% |
| 35 to 39 | 509 | 8.52% |
| 40 to 44 | 191 | 3.20% |
| 45 to 49 | 91 | 1.52% |
| 50 to 54 | 54 | 0.90% |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0.49% |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0.25% |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0.07% |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0.03% |
| 75 or older | 3 | 0.05% |
84.97% of the sub is under the age of 35.
Gender and Gender Identity
4,583 participants out of 5,976 (71.54%) were assigned the gender of female at birth, 1,393 (23.31%) were assigned the gender of male at birth. Today, 4,275 (70.4%) participants identify themselves as female, 1,420 (23.76%) as male, 239 (4.00%) as non binary and 42 (0.7%) as other (from lack of other options).
Sexual Orientation
| Sexual Orientation | Participants # | Percentage |
| Asexual | 373 | 6.24% |
| Bisexual | 1,421 | 23.78% |
| Heterosexual | 3,280 | 54.89% |
| Homosexual | 271 | 4.53% |
| It's fluid | 196 | 3.28% |
| Other | 95 | 1.59% |
| Pansexual | 340 | 5.69% |
Birth Location
Because the list contains over 120 countries, we'll show the top 20 countries:
| Country of birth | Participants # | Percentage |
| United States | 3,547 | 59.35% |
| Canada | 439 | 7.35% |
| United Kingdom | 414 | 6.93% |
| Australia | 198 | 3.31% |
| Germany | 119 | 1.99% |
| Netherlands | 72 | 1.20% |
| France | 68 | 1.14% |
| Poland | 66 | 1.10% |
| India | 59 | 0.99% |
| Mexico | 49 | 0.82% |
| New Zealand | 47 | 0.79% |
| Brazil | 44 | 0.74% |
| Sweden | 43 | 0.72% |
| Philippines | 39 | 0.65% |
| Finland | 37 | 0.62% |
| Russia | 34 | 0.57% |
| Ireland | 33 | 0.55% |
| Denmark | 31 | 0.52% |
| Norway | 30 | 0.50% |
| Belgium | 28 | 0.47% |
90.31% of the participants were born in these countries.
Ethnicity
That one was difficult for many reasons and didn't encompass all possibilities simply from lack of knowledge.
| Ethnicity | Participants # | Percentage |
| Caucasian / White | 4,583 | 76.69% |
| Hispanic / Latinx | 332 | 5.56% |
| Multiracial | 188 | 3.15% |
| East Asian | 168 | 2.81% |
| Biracial | 161 | 2.69% |
| African Descent / Black | 155 | 2.59% |
| Indian / South Asian | 120 | 2.01% |
| Other | 83 | 1.39% |
| Jewish (the ethnicity, not the religion) | 65 | 1.09% |
| Arab / Near Eastern / Middle Eastern | 40 | 0.67% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 37 | 0.62% |
| Pacific Islander | 24 | 0.40% |
| Aboriginal / Australian | 20 | 0.33% |
3.2 Education Level
5,976 participants in total
Current Level of Education
| Highest Current Level of Education | Participants # | Percentage |
| Bachelor's degree | 2061 | 34.49% |
| Some college / university | 1309 | 21.90% |
| Master's degree | 754 | 12.62% |
| Graduated high school / GED | 721 | 12.06% |
| Associate's degree | 350 | 5.86% |
| Trade / Technical / Vocational training | 239 | 4.00% |
| Did not complete high school | 238 | 3.98% |
| Professional degree | 136 | 2.28% |
| Doctorate degree | 130 | 2.18% |
| Post Doctorate | 30 | 0.50% |
| Did not complete elementary school | 8 | 0.13% |
Future Education Plans
| Educational Aims | Participants # | Percentage |
| I'm good where I am right now | 1,731 | 28.97% |
| Master's degree | 1,384 | 23.16% |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,353 | 22.64% |
| Doctorate degree | 639 | 10.69% |
| Vocational / Trade / Technical training | 235 | 3.93% |
| Professional degree | 214 | 3.58% |
| Post Doctorate | 165 | 2.76% |
| Associate's degree | 164 | 2.74% |
| Graduate high school / GED | 91 | 1.52% |
Of our 5,976 participants, a total of 1,576 (26.37%) returned to higher education after a break of 3+ years, the other 4,400 (73.76%) did not.
| Degree (Major) | Participants # | Percentage |
| I don't have a degree or a major | 1,010 | 16.90% |
| Other | 580 | 9.71% |
| Health Sciences | 498 | 8.33% |
| Engineering | 455 | 7.61% |
| Information and Communication Technologies | 428 | 7.16% |
| Arts and Music | 403 | 6.74% |
| Social Sciences | 361 | 6.04% |
| Business | 313 | 5.24% |
| Life Sciences | 311 | 5.20% |
| Literature and Languages | 255 | 4.27% |
| Humanities | 230 | 3.85% |
| Fundamental and Applied Sciences | 174 | 2.91% |
| Teaching and Education Sciences | 174 | 2.91% |
| Communication | 142 | 2.38% |
| Law | 132 | 2.21% |
| Economics and Politics | 101 | 1.69% |
| Finance | 94 | 1.57% |
| Social Sciences and Social Action | 84 | 1.41% |
| Environment and Sustainable Development | 70 | 1.17% |
| Marketing | 53 | 0.89% |
| Administration and Management Sciences | 52 | 0.87% |
| Environmental Planning and Design | 24 | 0.40% |
| Fashion | 18 | 0.30% |
| Theology and Religious Sciences | 14 | 0.23% |
A number of you commented in the free-form field at the end of the survey, that your degree was not present and that it wasn't related to any of the listed ones. We will try to mitigate this in the next survey!
3.3 Career and Finances
Out of the 5,976 participants, 2,199 (36.80%) work in the field they majored in, 953 (15.95%) graduated but do not work in their original field. 1,645 (27.53%) are still studying. The remaining 1,179 (19.73%) are either retired, currently unemployed or out of the workforce for unspecified reasons.
The top 10 industries our participants are working in are:
| Industry | Participants # | Percentage |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 568 | 9.50% |
| Retail | 400 | 6.69% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 330 | 5.52% |
| College, University, and Adult Education | 292 | 4.89% |
| Government and Public Administration | 258 | 4.32% |
| Finance and Insurance | 246 | 4.12% |
| Hotel and Food Services | 221 | 3.70% |
| Scientific or Technical Services | 198 | 3.31% |
| Software | 193 | 3.23% |
| Information Services and Data Processing | 169 | 2.83% |
*Note that "other", "I'm a student" and "currently unemployed" have been disgregarded for this part of the evaluation.
Out of the 4,477 participants active in the workforce, the majority (1,632 or 36.45%) work between 40-50 hours per week, 34.73% (1,555) are working 30-40 hours weekly. Less than 6% work >50 h per week, and 23.87% (1,024 participants) less than 30 hours.
718 or 16.04% are taking over managerial responsibilities (ranging from Jr. to Sr. Management); 247 (5.52%) are self employed or partners.
On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), the overwhelming majority (4,009 or 67.09%) indicated that career plays a very important role in their lives, attributing a score of 7 and higher.
Only 663 (11.09%) gave it a score below 4, indicating a low importance.
The importance of climbing the career ladder is very evenly distributed across all participants and ranges in a harmonized 7-12% range for each of the 10 steps of importance.
23.71% (1,417) of the participants are making extra income with a hobby or side job.
From the 5,907 participants not already retired, the overwhelming majority of 3,608 (61.11%) does not actively seek early retirement. From those who are, most (1,024 / 17.34%) want to do so between 55-64; 7 and 11% respectively in the age brackets before or after. Less than 3.5% are looking for retirement below 45 years of age.
1,127 participants decided not to disclose their income brackets. The remaining 4,849 are distributed as follows:
| Income | Participants # | Percentage |
| $0 to $14,999 | 1,271 | 26.21% |
| $15,000 to $29,999 | 800 | 16.50% |
| $30,000 to $59,999 | 1,441 | 29.72% |
| $60,000 to $89,999 | 731 | 15.08% |
| $90,000 to $119,999 | 300 | 6.19% |
| $120,000 to $149,999 | 136 | 2.80% |
| $150,000 to $179,999 | 67 | 1.38% |
| $180,000 to $209,999 | 29 | 0.60% |
| $210,000 to $239,999 | 22 | 0.45% |
| $240,000 to $269,999 | 15 | 0.31% |
| $270,000 to $299,999 | 5 | 0.10% |
| $300,000 or more | 32 | 0.66% |
3.4 Child Status
5,976 participants in total
94.44% of the participants (5,644) would call themselves "childfree" (as opposed to 5.56% of the participants who would
not call themselves childfree. However, only 68.51% of the participants (4,094) do not have children and do not want them in any capacity at any point of the future. The other 31.49% have a varying degree of indecision, child wanting or child having on their own or their (future) spouse's part.
The 4,094 participants were made to participate in the following sections of the survey.
3.5 Current Location
4,094 childfree participants in total
Current Location
There were more than 200 options of country, so we are showing the top 10 CF countries.
| Current Location | Participants # | Percentage |
| United States | 2,495 | 60.94% |
| United Kingdom | 331 | 8.09% |
| Canada | 325 | 7.94% |
| Australia | 146 | 3.57% |
| Germany | 90 | 2.20% |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1.61% |
| France | 43 | 1.05% |
| Sweden | 40 | 0.98% |
| New Zealand | 33 | 0.81% |
| Poland | 33 | 0.81% |
The Top 10 amounts to 87.98% of the childfree participants' current location.
Current Location Qualification
These participants would describe their current city, town or neighborhood as:
| Qualification | Participants # | Percentage |
| Urban | 1,557 | 38.03% |
| Suburban | 1,994 | 48.71% |
| Rural | 543 | 13.26% |
Tolerance to "Alternative Lifestyles" in Current Location
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 3.6 Religion and Spirituality
4094 childfree participants in total
Faith Originally Raised In
There were more than 50 options of faith, so we aimed to show the top 10 most chosen beliefs..
| Faith | Participants # | Percentage |
| Christianity | 2,624 | 64.09% |
| Atheism | 494 | 12.07% |
| None (≠ Atheism. Literally, no notion of spirituality or religion in the upbringing) | 431 | 10.53% |
| Agnosticism | 248 | 6.06% |
| Judaism | 63 | 1.54% |
| Other | 45 | 1.10% |
| Hinduism | 42 | 1.03% |
| Islam | 40 | 0.98% |
| Buddhism | 24 | 0.59% |
| Paganism | 14 | 0.34% |
This top 10 amounts to 98.3% of the 4,094 childfree participants.
Current Faith
There were more than 50 options of faith, so we aimed to show the top 10 most chosen beliefs:
| Faith | Participants # | Percentage |
| Atheism | 2,276 | 55.59% |
| Agnosticism | 829 | 20.25% |
| Christianity | 343 | 8.38% |
| Other | 172 | 4.20% |
| Paganism | 100 | 2.44% |
| Satanism | 67 | 1.64% |
| Spiritualism | 55 | 1.34% |
| Witchcraft | 54 | 1.32% |
| Buddhism | 43 | 1.05% |
| Judaism | 30 | 0.73% |
This top 10 amounts to 96.95% of the participants.
Level of Current Religious Practice
| Level | Participants # | Percentage |
| Wholly secular / Non religious | 3045 | 74.38% |
| Identify with religion, but don't practice strictly | 387 | 9.45% |
| Lapsed / Not serious / In name only | 314 | 7.67% |
| Observant at home only | 216 | 5.28% |
| Observant at home. Church/Temple/Mosque/Etc. attendance | 115 | 2.81% |
| Church/Temple/Mosque/Etc. attendance only | 17 | 0.42% |
Effect of Faith over Childfreedom
Figure 4 Effect of Childfreedom over Faith
Figure 5 3.7 Romantic and Sexual Life
4,094 childfree participants in total
Current Dating Situation
| Status | Participants # | Percentage |
| Divorce | 37 | 0.90 |
| Engaged | 215 | 5.25 |
| Long term relationship, living together | 758 | 18.51 |
| Long term relationship, not living with together | 502 | 12.26 |
| Married | 935 | 22.84 |
| Other | 69 | 1.69 |
| Separated | 10 | 0.24 |
| Short term relationship | 82 | 2.00 |
| Single and dating around, but not looking for anything serious | 234 | 5.72 |
| Single and dating around, looking for something serious | 271 | 6.62 |
| Single and not looking | 975 | 23.82 |
| Widowed | 6 | 0.15 |
Ethical Non-Monogamy
Non-monogamy (or nonmonogamy) is an umbrella term for every practice or philosophy of intimate relationship that does not strictly hew to the standards of monogamy, particularly that of having only one person with whom to exchange sex, love, and affection.
82.3% of the childfree participants do not practice ethical non-monogamy, as opposed to 17.7% who say they do.
Childfree Partner
Regarding to currently having a childfree or non childfree partner, excluding the 36.7% of childfree participants who said they do not have a partner at the moment. For this question only, only 2591 childfree participants are considered.
| Partner | Participants # | Percentage |
| Childfree partner | 2105 | 81.2% |
| Non childfree partner | 404 | 9.9% |
| More than one partner; all childfree | 53 | 1.3% |
| More than one partner; some childfree | 24 | 0.9% |
| More than one partner; none childfree | 5 | 0.2% |
Dating a Single Parent
Would the childfree participants be willing to date a single parent?
| Answer | Participants # | Percentage |
| No, I'm not interested in single parents and their ties to parenting life | 3693 | 90.2 |
| Yes, but only if it's a short term arrangement of some sort | 139 | 3.4 |
| Yes, whether for long term or short term, but with some conditions | 161 | 3.9 |
| Yes, whether for long term or short term, with no conditions | 101 | 2.5 |
3.8 Childhood and Family Life
On a scale from 1 (very unhappy) to 10 (very happy), how would you rate your childhood?
| Answer | Participants # | Percentage |
| 1 | 154 | 3.8% |
| 2 | 212 | 5.2% |
| 3 | 433 | 10.6% |
| 4 | 514 | 12.6% |
| 5 | 412 | 10.1% |
| 6 | 426 | 10.4% |
| 7 | 629 | 15.4% |
| 8 | 704 | 17.2% |
| 9 | 357 | 8.7% |
| 10 | 253 | 6.2% |
3.9 Sterilization
4,094 childfree participants in total
| Sterilization Status | Participants # | Percentage |
| No, I am not sterilized and, for medical, practical or other reasons, I do not need to be | 687 | 16.8 |
| No. However, I've been approved for the procedure and I'm waiting for the date to arrive | 119 | 2.9 |
| No. I am not sterilized and don't want to be | 585 | 14.3 |
| No. I want to be sterilized but I have started looking for a doctor (doctor shopping) | 328 | 8.0 |
| No. I want to be sterilized but I haven't started doctor shopping yet | 1896 | 46.3 |
| Yes. I am sterilized | 479 | 11.7 |
Already Sterilized
479 sterilized childfree participants in total
Age when starting doctor shopping or addressing issue with doctor
| Age group | Participants # | Percentage |
| 18 or younger | 37 | 7.7% |
| 19 to 24 | 131 | 27.3% |
| 25 to 29 | 159 | 33.2% |
| 30 to 34 | 92 | 19.2% |
| 35 to 39 | 47 | 9.8% |
| 40 to 44 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 45 to 49 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 to 54 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 55 or older | 2 | 0.4% |
Age at the time of sterilization
| Age group | Participants # | Percentage |
| 18 or younger | 4 | 0.8% |
| 19 to 24 | 83 | 17.3% |
| 25 to 29 | 181 | 37.8% |
| 30 to 34 | 121 | 25.3% |
| 35 to 39 | 66 | 13.8% |
| 40 to 44 | 17 | 3.5% |
| 45 to 49 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 50 to 54 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 55 or older | 3 | 0.6% |
Elapsed time between requesting procedure and undergoing procedure
| Time | Participants # | Percentage |
| Less than 3 months | 280 | 58.5 |
| Between 3 and 6 months | 78 | 16.3 |
| Between 6 and 9 months | 20 | 4.2 |
| Between 9 and 12 months | 10 | 2.1 |
| Between 12 and 18 months | 17 | 3.5 |
| Between 18 and 24 months | 9 | 1.9 |
| Between 24 and 30 months | 6 | 1.3 |
| Between 30 and 36 months | 4 | 0.8 |
| Between 3 and 5 years | 19 | 4.0 |
| Between 5 and 7 years | 9 | 1.9 |
| More than 7 years | 27 | 5.6 |
How many doctors refused at first, before finding one who would accept?
| Doctor # | Participants # | Percentage |
| None. The first doctor I asked said yes | 340 | 71.0% |
| One. The second doctor I asked said yes | 56 | 11.7% |
| Two. The third doctor I asked said yes | 37 | 7.7% |
| Three. The fourth doctor I asked said yes | 15 | 3.1% |
| Four. The fifth doctor I asked said yes | 8 | 1.7% |
| Five. The sixth doctor I asked said yes | 5 | 1.0% |
| Six. The seventh doctor I asked said yes | 4 | 0.8% |
| Seven. The eighth doctor I asked said yes | 1 | 0.2% |
| Eight. The ninth doctor I asked said yes | 1 | 0.2% |
| I asked more than 10 doctors before finding one who said yes | 12 | 2.5% |
Approved, not Sterilized Yet
119 approved but not yet sterilised childfree participants in total. Owing to the zero participants who were approved but not yet sterilised in the 45+ age group in the 2018 survey, these categories were removed from the 2019 survey.
Age when starting doctor shopping or addressing issue with doctor
| Age group | Participants # | Percentage |
| 18 or younger | 11 | 9.2% |
| 19 to 24 | 42 | 35.3% |
| 25 to 29 | 37 | 31.1% |
| 30 to 34 | 23 | 19.3% |
| 35 to 39 | 5 | 4.2% |
| 40 to 45 | 1 | 0.8% |
How many doctors refused at first, before finding one who would accept?
| Doctor # | Participants # | Percentage |
| None. The first doctor I asked said yes | 77 | 64.7% |
| One. The second doctor I asked said yes | 12 | 10.1% |
| Two. The third doctor I asked said yes | 12 | 10.1% |
| Three. The fourth doctor I asked said yes | 5 | 4.2% |
| Four. The fifth doctor I asked said yes | 2 | 1.7% |
| Five. The sixth doctor I asked said yes | 4 | 3.4% |
| Six. The seventh doctor I asked said yes | 1 | 0.8% |
| Seven. The eighth doctor I asked said yes | 1 | 0.8% |
| Eight. The ninth doctor I asked said yes | 0 | 0.0% |
| I asked more than ten doctors before finding one who said yes | 5 | 4.2% |
How long between starting doctor shopping and finding a doctor who said "Yes"?
| Time | Participants # | Percentage |
| Less than 3 months | 65 | 54.6% |
| 3 to 6 months | 13 | 10.9% |
| 6 to 9 months | 9 | 7.6% |
| 9 to 12 months | 1 | 0.8% |
| 12 to 18 months | 2 | 1.7% |
| 18 to 24 months | 2 | 1.7% |
| 24 to 30 months | 1 | 0.8% |
| 30 to 36 months | 1 | 0.8% |
| 3 to 5 years | 8 | 6.7% |
| 5 to 7 years | 6 | 5.0% |
| More than 7 years | 11 | 9.2% |
Age when receiving green light for sterilization procedure?
| Age group | Participants # | Percentage |
| 18 or younger | 1 | 0.8% |
| 19 to 24 | 36 | 30.3% |
| 25 to 29 | 45 | 37.8% |
| 30 to 34 | 27 | 22.7% |
| 35 to 39 | 9 | 7.6% |
| 40 to 44 | 1 | 0.8% |
Not Sterilized Yet But Looking
328 searching childfree participants in total
How many doctors did you ask so far?
| Doctor # | Participants # | Percentage |
| 1 | 204 | 62.2% |
| 2 | 61 | 18.6% |
| 3 | 29 | 8.8% |
| 4 | 12 | 3.7% |
| 5 | 7 | 2.1% |
| 6 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 7 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 8 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 9 | 1 | 0.3% |
| More than 10 | 6 | 1.8% |
How long have you been searching so far?
| Time | Participants # | Percentage |
| Less than 3 months | 117 | 35.7% |
| 3 to 6 months | 44 | 13.4% |
| 6 to 9 months | 14 | 4.3% |
| 9 to 12 months | 27 | 8.2% |
| 12 to 18 months | 18 | 5.5% |
| 18 to 24 months | 14 | 4.3% |
| 24 to 30 months | 17 | 5.2% |
| 30 to 36 months | 9 | 2.7% |
| 3 to 5 years | 35 | 10.7% |
| 5 to 7 years | 11 | 3.4% |
| More than 7 years | 22 | 6.7% |
At what age did you start searching?
| Age group | Participants # | Percentage |
| 18 or younger | 50 | 15.2% |
| 19 to 24 | 151 | 46.0% |
| 25 to 29 | 86 | 26.2% |
| 30 to 34 | 31 | 9.5% |
| 35 to 39 | 7 | 2.1% |
| 40 to 44 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 45 to 54 | 1 | 0.3% |
3.10 Childfreedom
4,094 childfree participants in total
Only 1.1% of the childfree participants (46 out of 4094) literally owns a jetski, but 46.1% of the childfree participants (1889 out of 4094) figuratively owns a jetski. A figurative jetski is an expensive material possession that purchasing would have been almost impossible had you had children.
Primary Reason to Not Have Children
| Reason | Participants # | Percentage |
| Aversion towards children ("I don't like children") | 1222 | 29.8 |
| Childhood trauma | 121 | 3.0 |
| Current state of the world | 87 | 2.1 |
| Environmental (it includes overpopulation) | 144 | 3.5 |
| Eugenics ("I have "bad genes" ") | 62 | 1.5 |
| Financial | 145 | 3.5 |
| I already raised somebody else who isn't my child | 45 | 1.1 |
| Lack of interest towards parenthood ("I don't want to raise children") | 1718 | 42.0 |
| Maybe interested for parenthood, but not suited for parenthood | 31 | 0.8 |
| Medical ("I have a condition that makes conceiving/bearing/birthing children difficult, dangerous or lethal") | 52 | 1.3 |
| Other | 58 | 1.4 |
| Philosophical / Moral (e.g.: antinatalism) | 136 | 3.3 |
| Tokophobia (aversion/fear of pregnancy and/or chidlbirth) | 273 | 6.7 |
4. Discussion
Section 1 : General Demographics
The demographics remain largely consistent with the 2018 survey. 85% of the participants are under 35, compared with 87.5% of the subreddit in the 2018 survey. 71.54% of the subreddit identify as female, compared with 70.4% in the 2018 survey. This is in contrast to the overall membership of Reddit, estimated at 74% male according to Reddit's Wikipedia page [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit#Users_and_moderators]. There was a marked drop in the ratio of members who identify as heterosexual, from 67.7% in the 2018 survey to 54.89% in the 2019 survey. Ethnicity wise, 77% of members identified as primarily Caucasian, a slight drop from the 2018 survey, where 79.6% of members identified as primarily Caucasian.
Further research may be useful to explore the unusually high female membership of
/childfree and the potential reasons for this. It is possible that the results are skewed towards those more inclined to complete a survey.
In the 2018 survey the userbase identified the following missing ethicities:
- Ethnicity
- Aboriginal Australian;
- Eurasian;
- Jewish;
- Nepali (or put "South Easian" instead of "Indian")
This has been rectified in the current 2019 survey.
Section 2 : Education level
As it did in the 2018 survey, this section highlights the stereotype of childfree people as being well educated. 4% of participants did not complete high school, which is a slight increase from the 2018 survey, where 3.1% of participants did not graduate high school. This could potentially be explained by the slightly higher percentage of participants under 18. 5.6% of participants were under 18 at the time of the 2018 survey, and 8.2% of participants were under 18 at the time of the 2019 survey.
At the 2019 survey, the highest percentage of responses under the: What is your degree/major? question fell under "I don't have a degree or a major" (16.9%) and "other" (9.71%). However, of the participants who were able to select a degree and/or major, the most popular responses were:
| Response | Participants # | Percentage |
| Health Sciences | 498 | 8.33% |
| Engineering | 455 | 7.61% |
| Information and Communication Technologies | 428 | 7.16% |
| Arts and Music | 403 | 6.74% |
| Social Sciences | 361 | 6.04% |
Compared to the 2018 survey, health sciences have overtaken engineering, however the top 5 majors remain the same. There is significant diversity in the subreddit with regards to chosen degree/major.
Section 3 : Career and Finances
The highest percentage of participants (17.7%) listed themselves as a student. However, of those currently working, significant diversity in chosen field of employment was noted. This is consistent with the 2018 survey. The highest percentage of people working in one of the fields listed remains in Healthcare and Social Services. This is slightly down from the 2018 survey (9.9%) to 9.5%.
One of the stereotypes of the childfree is of wealth. However this is not demonstrated in the survey results. 72.4% of participants earn under $60,000 USD per annum, while 87.5% earn under $90,000 per annum. 26.2% are earning under $15,000 per annum. The results remain largely consistent with the 2018 survey. 1127 participants, or 19% chose not to disclose this information. It is possible that this may have skewed the results if a significant proportion of these people were our high income earners, but impossible to explore.
A majority of our participants work between 30 and 50 hours per week (71.2%) which is markedly increased from the 2018 survey, where 54.6% of participants worked between 30 and 50 hours per week.
Section 4 : Child Status
This section solely existed to sift the childfree from the fencesitters and the non childfree in order to get answers only from the childfree. Childfree, as it is defined in the subreddit, is "I do not have children nor want to have them in any capacity (biological, adopted, fostered, step- or other) at any point in the future." 68.5% of participants actually identify as childfree, slightly up from the 2018 survey, where 66.3% of participants identified as childfree. This is suprising in reflection of the overall reputation of the subreddit across reddit, where the subreddit is often described as an "echo chamber".
Section 5 : Current Location
The location responses are largely similar to the 2018 survey with a majority of participants living in a suburban and urban area. 86.7% of participants in the 2019 survey live in urban and suburban regions, with 87.6% of participants living in urban and suburban regions in the 2018 survey. There is likely a multifactorial reason for this, encompassing the younger, educated skew of participants and the easier access to universities and employment, and the fact that a majority of the population worldwide localises to urban centres. There may be an element of increased progressive social viewpoints and identities in urban regions, however this would need to be explored further from a sociological perspective to draw any definitive conclusions.
A majority of our participants (60.9%) live in the USA. The United Kingdom (8.1%), Canada (7.9%), Australia (3.6%) and Germany (2.2%) encompass the next 4 most popular responses. Compared to the 2018 survey, there has been a slight drop in the USA membership (64%), United Kingdom membership (7.3%) Canadian membership (8.1%), Australian membership (3.8%). There has been a slight increase in German membership, up from 1.7%. This may reflect a growing globalisation of the childfree concept.
Section 6 : Religion and Spirituality
A majority of participants were raised Christian (64.1%) however the majority are currently aetheist (55.6%) or agnostic (20.25%). This is consistent with the 2018 survey results.
A majority of participants (62.8%) rated religion as "not at all influential" to the childfree choice. This is consistent with the 2018 survey where 60.9% rated religion as "not at all influential". Despite the high percentage of participants who identify as aetheist or agnostic, this does not appear to be related to or have an impact on the childfree choice.
Section 7 : Romantic and Sexual Life
60.7% of our participants are in a relationship at the time of the survey. This is an almost identical result to the 2018 survey, where 60.6% of our participants were in a relationship. A notable proportion of our participants are listed as single and not looking (23.8%) which is consistent with the 2018 survey. Considering the frequent posts seeking dating advice as a childfree person, it is surprising that such a high proportion of the participants are not actively seeking out a relationship.
Participants that practice ethical non-monogamy are unusual (17.7%) and this result is consistent with the results of the 2018 survey. Despite the reputuation for childfree people to live an unconventional lifestyle, this finding suggests that a majority of our participants are monogamous.
84.2% of participants with partners of some kind have at least one childfree partner. This is consistent with the often irreconcilable element of one party desiring children and the other wishing to abstain from having children.
Section 8 : Childhood and Family Life
Overall, the participants skew towards a happier childhood.
Section 9 : Sterilization
While just under half of our participants wish to be sterilised, 46.3%, only 11.7% have been successful in achieving sterilisation. This is likely due to overarching resistance from the medical profession however other factors such as the logistical elements of surgery and the cost may also contribute. This is also a decrease from the percentage of participants sterilised in the 2018 survey (14.8%). 31.1% of participants do not wish to be or need to be sterilised suggesting a partial element of satisfaction from temporary birth control methods or non-necessity from no sexual activity.
Of the participants who did achieve sterilisation, a majority began the search between 19 and 29, with the highest proportion being in the 25-29 age group (33.2%) This is a drop from the 2018 survey where 37.9% of people who started the search were between 25-29.
The majority of participants who sought out and were successful at achieving sterilisation, were again in the 25-29 age group (37.8%). This is consistent with the 2018 survey results.
Over half of the participants who were sterilised had the procedure completed in less than 3 months (58.5%). This is a decline from the number of participants who achieved sterilisation in 3 months in the 2018 survey (68%). The proportion of participants who have had one or more doctors refuse to perform the procedure has stayed consistent between the two surveys.
Section 10 : Childfreedom
The main reasons for people chosing the childfree lifestyle are a lack of interest towards parenthood and an aversion towards children. Of the people surveyed 63.8% are pet owners, suggesting that this lack of interest towards parenthood does not necessarily mean a lack of interest in all forms of caretaking. The community skews towards a dislike of children overall which correlates well with the 81.4% of users choosing "no, I do not have, did not use to have and will not have a job that makes me heavily interact with children on a daily basis" in answer to, "do you have a job that heavily makes you interact with children on a daily basis?".
A vast majority of the subreddit identifes as pro-choice (94.5%). This is likely due to a high level of concern about bodily autonomy and forced parenthood. However only 70% support financial abortion for the non-pregnant person in a relationship to sever all financial and parental ties with a child.
45.9% identify as feminist, however many users prefer to identify with egalitarianism or are unsure. Only 8% firmly do not identify as a feminist.
Most of our users realised that did not want children young. 60% of participants knew they did not want children by the age of 18, with 96% of users realising this by age 30. This correlates well with the age distribution of participants. Despite this early realisation of our childfree stance, 80.4% of participants have been "bingoed" at some stage in their lives. Only 13% of participants are opposed to parents making posts on this subreddit.
Bonus section: The Subreddit
In light of the "State of the Subreddit" survey from 2018, some of the questions from this survey were added to the current Subreddit Survey 2019.
By and large our participants were lurkers (66.17%). Our participants were divided on their favourite flairs with 33.34% selecting "I have no favourite". The next most favourite flair was "Rant", at 20.47%. Our participants were similarly divided on their least favourite flair, with 64.46% selecting "I have no least favourite". Potentially concerningly were the 42.01% of participants who selected "I have never participated on this sub", suggesting a disparity between members who contributed to this survey and members who actually participate in the subreddit. To further address this, next year's survey will clarify the "never participated" option by specifying that "never participated" means "never up/downvoting, reading posts or commenting" in addition to never posting.
A small minority of the survey participants (6.18%) selected "yes" to allowing polite, well meaning lectures. An even smaller minority (2.76%) selected "yes" to allowing angry, trolling lectures. In response to this lectures remain not tolerated, and removed on sight or on report.
Almost half of our users (49.95%) support the use of terms such as breeder, mombie/moo, daddict/duh on the subreddit, with a further 22.52% supporting use of these terms in context of bad parents only. In response to this use of the above and similar terms to describe parents remains permitted on ths subreddit.
55.3% of users support the use of terms to describe children such as crotchfruit on the subreddit, with a further 17.42% of users supporting the use of this and similar terms in context of bad children only. In response to this use of the above and similar terms to describe children remains permitted on ths subreddit.
56.03% of participants support allowing parents to post, with a further 28.77% supporting parent posts dependent on context. In response to this, parent posts will continue to be allowed on the subreddit. Furthermore 66.19% of participants support parents and non childfree making "I need your advice" posts, with a further 21.37% supporting these dependent on context. In light of these results we have decided to implement a new "regret" flair to better sort out parents from fencesitters, which will be trialed until the next subreddit survey due to concern from some of our members. 64.92% of participants support parents making "I support you guys" posts. Therefore, these will continue to be allowed.
71.03% of participants support under 18's who are childfree participating in the subreddit. Therefore we will continue to allow under 18's that stay within the overall Reddit age requirement.
We asked participants their opinion on moving Rants and Brants to a stickied weekly thread. Slightly less than half (49.73%) selected leaving them as they are in their own posts. In light of the fact that Rants are one of the participant's favourite flairs, we will leave them as they are.
There was divide among participants as to whether "newbie" questions should be removed. An even spread was noted among participants who selected remove and those who selected to leave them as is. We have therefore decided to leave them as is.
5. Conclusion
Thank you to our participants who contributed to the survey. To whoever commented, "Do I get a donut?", no you do not, but you get our appreciation for pushing through all of the questions!
Overall there have been few significant changes in the community from 2018.
Thank you also for all of your patience!
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