You would be categorized in the study as “childless” - wanting children but being unable to have them - and thus would not be part of the headline statistic.
The way the article describes it, they seem to mean infertile rather than simply not prepared. Since I am (as far as I know) entirely capable of having kids, it would mean I am in either the not yet parents or childfree category, depending on whether I still plan to have kids.
You would be categorized in the study as “childless” - wanting children but being unable to have them - and thus would not be part of the headline statistic.
The way the article describes it, they seem to mean infertile rather than simply not prepared. Since I am (as far as I know) entirely capable of having kids, it would mean I am in either the not yet parents or childfree category, depending on whether I still plan to have kids.