(ECNS) -- Family pressures rather than economic concerns are the biggest challenges young couples face in having a second child, according to a recent survey.
More than 12,000 families with two children participated in the survey organized by Guangdong Province News Radio and supervised by the Guangdong Province Population Research Institute.
Nearly 60 percent said financial pressure brought by a second child are "general" or "small." Half of families put the additional expense for a new child within 2,000 yuan ($310) a month, while many mothers said spending only increases about 300 to 400 yuan.
Over 86 percent said the biggest headache is that no one is available to help raise a second child. Only 20 percent of mothers said they are willing to quit their jobs and become stay-at-home moms.
One mother said if the difficulty in raising one child is rated at 100 points, a second child means the difficulty is multiplied 100 times.
Zhu Yuzi, who led the survey, said a second child might bring issues of children vying for parental attention.
Another mother said grandparents on both sides want a second child to follow family names. Zhu said conflicts over naming preferences usually occur in families where the mother is a single child.
The survey also found that 70 percent of families believe a good spousal relationship is a major factor in having a second child.
Dong Yuzheng, director of Guangdong Province Population Research Institute, said the new two-child policy poses difficulties in practice from perspectives such as gender equality, work requirements and conflicts between career and family.
