Posted on 08/28/2011 2:32:58 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Right before the recession hit, the U.S. was undergoing a mini baby boom. Now, birth rates are declining fast.
The number of children born in the U.S. peaked with a record 4.3 million births in 2007, but has since fallen, dropping to 4 million births last year, according to estimates by the National Center for Health Statistics. The birth rate -- a measure of births per 1,000 people -- has dropped 10%.
Historically, declines in birth rates have gone hand in hand with economic downturns. During the financial slumps of the early 1990's and 1970's, the birth rates fell 15% and 18%, respectively. In the midst of the Great Depression, the birth rate was down by 17%.
Meanwhile, the cost of raising a child has risen steadily since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began tracking the data in 1960. From buying car seats and strollers to paying for childcare and schooling, a middle-income family could spend an average of $226,920 to raise a child born in 2010 to age 18 (and that doesn't include overwhelming cost of college), according to the USDA.
The escalating cost, coupled with the most recent economic downturn, has caused many women to postpone or even forgo their plans to have children, said Steven Martin, a senior research associate for the Institute of Human Development and Social Change at New York University. "Certainly economic calamity does cause a significant decline in fertility," he said.
In fact, nearly half, or 43%, of women said they would wait to start or expand their family until they felt financially stable, according to a recent survey by BabyCenter.com, an online parenting resource.
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The largest family in our local homeschooling group has 13 children, but they could have more. She’s only a couple of years older than I am.
We have only one table, and the 2-year-old in the booster seat with tray. With only 8 children at home now (oldest is in the Coast Guard) it’s crowded but workable, if people keep their elbows in and their feet to themselves.
Any tax payer that has only two kids in their household is paying for three more that they dont even know the name of.We cant afford any more.
Ah, three was the hardest ... or maybe it was just *my* third one ;-).
Could you explain, briefly? The zombies got my brains.
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Vegetarian zombie: GRAAAAAAINS!
Plumber zombie: DRAAAAAAAINS!
Dentist zombie: PAAAAAAINS!
quote “From buying car seats and strollers to paying for childcare and schooling, a middle-income family could spend an average of $226,920 to raise a child born in 2010 “
lol
what a total lie.
why do they lie about this? they have been pushing this lie my whole life. I have four kids FOUR and they cost me so little I hardly even know they are there.
I may spend an extra grand or two total per year for all of them combined. So, they are only off by about $800,000 or so in their estimate of what it costs to have kids.
Between hand-me-downs and gifts for birthdays and christmas, I hardly ever have to buy them anything but a little extra food and some school clothes every now and then.
Ooooh! Congratulations!!
The key is that a family “could” spend all that money. They’re probably assuming the family buys a more expensive house each time they have a child, and that they all go to daycare from 6 weeks and then to private school.
As to what the family “must” spend ... well, they have to eat.
Thank you. I’m seeing the specialist (”por las mujeres viejas,” the old women, I was just telling the church ladies) on Tuesday to have the in-depth ultrasound, and then I’ll tell my family. Right now only my husband, some FReepers, and an array of Spanish-speaking women know. The office ultrasound looked okay - size is right for the dates, and it has all its limbs.
Outstanding! You've obviously done more than your share of bringing new Americans into this world. I managed to produce six, myself. Well, with the help of their momma, of course ;-)
So have you. I'm fortunate in having children easily, as well as general good health; you can't do more than your stamina allows.
20 to 25 seems to be a good number.
I’m going to have to talk with my kids.
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You really think you can convince your kids to give you that many grandchildren?
Home schoolers
The point is that whites are soon to be a minority in this country. The point is also that a large majority of abortions since 1973 have been by white females.
If you think the country after that will ever look the same, you are wrong, which is why you need to study what happened in Europe. Read “The Cube and the Cathedral.”
You debunked nothing, by the way, just spouted some slanted stats that do not give the complete picture, and we know the saying about stats.
Next time, just provide some information to the other freeper rather than just saying, “Hey, that sounds like a stupid comment. Does everyone here agree with me?”
You've got to be in the top percentile in all three categories. I can only imagine how many people marvel at what you've done.
Why? The war against men. The ridiculous sex crimes (watch the daily threads on FR.)
Congratulations!!! Blessings to your family!
Their boys can’t swim?
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