US fertility is dropping. Here's why some experts saw it coming
- Written by Caroline Sten Hartnett, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
In 2017, the US dropped to 1.76 children per woman.Pikul Noorod/ShutterstockThe Centers for Disease Control reported this month that the number of births in the U.S. is down 2 percent – “the lowest number in 30 years.”
These reports were met with surprise and alarm. ScienceAlert, for example, led with the headline “U.S....
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