The birthrates of women in their 20s fell by 15 percent from 2007 to 2012, which, according to a recent study, is "by far the slowest pace of any generation of young women in U.S. history."
Women in their 20s are giving birth at some of the lowest rates in U.S. history.
According to a recently released report by the Urban Institute, this demographic segment averaged about 948 births per 1,000 women in 2012 compared with 1,118 births per thousand in 2007, a decline of around 15 percent.
The recession is thought to be a main factor, as the drop in birthrates happened around the same time as the country’s economic downturn.
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Women in their 20s are giving birth at some of the lowest rates in U.S. history.
According to a recently released report by the Urban Institute, this demographic segment averaged about 948 births per 1,000 women in 2012 compared with 1,118 births per thousand in 2007, a decline of around 15 percent.
The recession is thought to be a main factor, as the drop in birthrates happened around the same time as the country’s economic downturn.
A decline among
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