The Zhejiang Health Commission investigates the cost of raising infants under 3 years old. What is the practical significance of this move?

This Spring Festival holiday, a survey titled "The Cost of Raising Infants Under 3 Years Old" is being conducted across Zhejiang Province. The survey targets parents of infants and young children under 3 years old in Zhejiang Province, and the deadline is February 8. One of the questions: "Assume that the government provides a monthly subsidy of 1,000 yuan for the second/third child (from birth to 3 years old), would you be willing to have a second/third child?" There is also "The couple accepts subsidies from other sources." Questions such as the amount of financial support (such as support from grandparents of infants and young children).

Public data show that in order to gain a deeper understanding of the cost of raising infants under 3 years old and provide scientific support for the next step in formulating relevant fertility policies, in accordance with the requirements of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission’s Maternity and Children’s Division produced the "Zhejiang "Provincial Questionnaire on the Cost of Raising Infants and Young Children Under 3 Years Old" and distributed "Questionnaire Star Connection" to conduct the survey. The survey targets parents of infants and young children under 3 years old in Zhejiang Province, and the deadline is February 8.

In order to encourage couples to have three children, local governments have vigorously improved various supporting measures to reduce the cost of childbirth and childcare education, or to reduce taxes and fees, or to benefit pregnant women, or to develop public and inclusive schools. Kindergartens, or new infant and child care service agencies, etc. Judging from the effects of previous fertility policies such as the "two-child policy alone" and the "universal two-child policy", positive results have been achieved. According to data from the seventh national census, the population of children aged 0-14 has increased by more than 30 million compared with 2010, and the proportion has increased by 1.35 percentage points. Among the birth population, the proportion of "second children" has increased from 30% in 2013. It will rise to about 43% in 2021.

Some netizens think that they are definitely unwilling. The main reason is that for everyone in today's society, the cost of raising a child is too high. The cost per month is far more than a thousand yuan, and Not counting your own labor efforts. Moreover, the government only subsidizes children until they are 3 years old. The cost of education for children after 3 years old is huge, so how can they afford it?