Birthrates, Marriage Rates and Divorce Rates Fell in 2009 = U.S. birth rate hits a new record low

[mEDITate-OR:

wonder where the kids went...

What is interesting is not just that the rate of kids per 1000 is historically low...

but, who IS and who is NOT having children.

And, statistically, this is an interesting batch of news reports - almost all cover the total number of kids born, but few cover the number per 1000 people.

And, even fewer point out that "kids" are not having as many kids as they did. They waiting.

And, older women, having done the job thing, are now having kids at much older ages - before it is too late.

And, the number of kids in immigrant families is MUCH higher than for the rest of U.S.

{The Tea Party is NOT gonna like to hear that.}

Even if the Times they are a chang'n is still true...

what is even more interesting is that "we" are even more so.

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America's birth rate was lower in 2009 than at any other time in the past century !

In 2009, the new data shows, there were only 13.5 live births for every 1,000 U.S. residents.

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Birthrates, Marriage Rates and Divorce Rates Fell in 2009
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/birthrates-marriage-rates-and-divorce-rates-fell-in-2009/?src=busln
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U.S. birth rate hits a new record low
http://wellness.blogs.time.com/2010/08/27/u-s-birth-rate-hits-a-new-record-low/#ixzz0y0DBDZSc
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U.S. birth rate falls for second year in midst of recession
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/28/birth.rate.decline/?hpt=T2
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