| Double Income and No Kids(DINK) becomes
fashionable in China. The DLNK couples are usually regarded as those who have
higher educations and{{U}} (31) {{/U}}careers with higher incomes. The
increase in DINK families has shattered the Chinese traditional idea of the
family and{{U}} (32) {{/U}}typical. A survey conducted recently in Beijing by a market survey company{{U}} (33) {{/U}}that about 3.8 percent of 1,300 surveyed families in Beijing said they have{{U}} (34) {{/U}}plans to have children. It is estimated there are about 600,000 DINK families in large cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing. Why they choose such a lifestyle is concluded in{{U}} (35) {{/U}}reasons. Some are showing great worry for the rapid growth of population; some are indulged in building a more well-off family; some are showing sharp{{U}} (36) {{/U}}to get themselves free from the obligation of raising children. {{U}} (37) {{/U}}, most people still believe it is necessary to bear a child to keep the family line on. As an old Chinese saying goes, there are three aspects in failing to be a filial son and the{{U}} (38) {{/U}}serious one is to have no heir for the farnily. So childless couples will suffer discrimination{{U}} (39) {{/U}}family members and neighbors. But it is clear that the new tide of ideas has come, which suggests young people{{U}} (40) {{/U}}to choose their own way of life They are installing modem ideas into traditional families and society. In the modernization process, personal choices will be highly respected. |