Posted on 10/07/2012 12:17:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
We’re becoming Europe. At least, that’s what a long line of U.S. birth-rate figures seems to being telling us. And that’s bad news for the future of the country.
New numbers released by the U.S. government on Tuesday show record-low birth rates in 2011: the general fertility rate (63.2 per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44) was the lowest ever recorded; the birth rate for teenagers ages 15 to 19 declined; birth rates for women ages 20 to 24 hit a record low; and rates for Hispanic and non-Hispanic black women dipped. Some birth rates remained unchanged, like those of women in their late 40s. Only women ages 35 to 39 and 40 to 44 are more likely to have babies now than in the past.
The data are part of a broader post–financial crash trend. Every year since 2007, when the number of births in the U.S. hit 4.3 million, Americans have brought fewer babies into the world. Much of that has to do with the recession: Americans apparently decided that they couldn’t afford to have as many kids in an unstable economy, even if they were married.
Such declines are typical during economic crises. During the Great Depression, birth rates dropped significantly, and the same thing happened during the stagnation of the 1970s. “We’ve seen this previously throughout the last 100 years,” says Mark Mather, a demographer for the Population Reference Bureau. “Fertility rates drop in periods of economic stress.”
It appears that the decline in birth rates has at least begun to slow, likely reflecting the fact that Americans are feeling more confident about their economic future. The birth rate fell by 1% in 2011, as opposed to the 2% and 3% drops in prior years.
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My daughter has multiple health problems. She can’t deliver a baby naturally. It’s too high risk for her to get pregnant without security.
Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. Don’t depend on everything working out right because it seldom does.
Might be, but the responsible young people are also holding off on having children until they have a stable financial situation.
I suppose that’s also true of many people. It does seem that those who shouldn’t have children, do so; while, those who should have children, don’t. That fictional movie “Idiocracy” is becoming truer with each passing day.
Undeniable reality #84: As atheism goes up, births go down.
Look it up.
Nothing to live for, you’re just a purposeless accident.
If if makes you feel any better, she only plans on having one or two (If she can), then adopting three or four more. :)
(She’ll raise good, little conservatives!)
HA! Speaking of libs - it seems like over-population used to be their mantra.
Maybe God is running low on new souls to hand out as the end approaches?
Today's Western woman knows that she can, at the drop of a hat, ditch dad and take his wallet for the next 21 years. Only three states are without caveat ending "child" support at age 18.
Hint: Muslims don't have this hanging over their head with their Sharia law so breeding goes on ad infinitum--not advocating Sharia law but today's Western family court law is absolutely ridiculous.
AMEN!!
AMEN!!
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