This statistic presents the proportion of French women declaring that they do not want to have children in 2010, according to their marital status and their level of education. It displays that more than 10 percent of single women with a secondary education graduation + 3 years of higher education level reported that they did not want children.
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Institut National d'Études Démographiques. (February 1, 2014). Proportion of women reporting voluntary infertility in France in 2010, by marital status and level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009805/women-not-want-children-by-education-level-and-marital-status-france/
Institut National d'Études Démographiques. "Proportion of women reporting voluntary infertility in France in 2010, by marital status and level of education." Chart. February 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009805/women-not-want-children-by-education-level-and-marital-status-france/
Institut National d'Études Démographiques. (2014). Proportion of women reporting voluntary infertility in France in 2010, by marital status and level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009805/women-not-want-children-by-education-level-and-marital-status-france/
Institut National d'Études Démographiques. "Proportion of Women Reporting Voluntary Infertility in France in 2010, by Marital Status and Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009805/women-not-want-children-by-education-level-and-marital-status-france/
Institut National d'Études Démographiques, Proportion of women reporting voluntary infertility in France in 2010, by marital status and level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009805/women-not-want-children-by-education-level-and-marital-status-france/ (last visited July 07, 2025)
Proportion of women reporting voluntary infertility in France in 2010, by marital status and level of education [Graph], Institut National d'Études Démographiques, February 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009805/women-not-want-children-by-education-level-and-marital-status-france/
