It is a fact of modern life that in Europe and the USA people are having fewer children than their parents and grandparents did. In Europe it's said that the average rate is 1.5 children per woman. Spain has the lowest rate. Italy is not far from behind Germany and Greece. So the birth rate it's falling, unless we consider inmigration, but why? In a poll, many people said that they wanted to have more children but believed that they could not afford to. When they were asked how many they intended to have some said one, though the majority said two. A few said that they intended to have four or more. Of course some of those who want are unable to have children or unable to have more than one. Some said they would like to have more children but they were worried about not having enough oney to pay for their education. When asked if they would have more if they inherited a million euros, they said that they thought they would, but weren't sure.A common belief is that their parents and grandparents had produced a lot of children because they had been farmers and children were a benefit on a farm. In the city, however, they are not. Some of them had therefore decided that they did not want to have a family, though his/her wife/husband was very keen to. Another people said his wife/husband want to have a family but he/she didn't. Why not? Because his/her parents had been divorced and he/she didn't want to inflict this on his/her children.