Certainly in some areas they are in decline, but other factors are still more in favour of having a family as family values are still generally stronger and the future economic outlook is still brighter than most western economies. Do you always cherrypick one point which may be arguable in your favour while ignoring the broader argument which is not? Future economic prospects for people in Asia, China in particular have been improving rapidly for the last 40 years- in contrast the economic prospects for North Americans have overall been in decline while divorce rates have escalated and family values have declined.