Yep, and this can be extrapolated onto societies as well. Richer societies have lower birth rates than poorer societies. They balance it out somewhat with a lon

Yep, and this can be extrapolated onto societies as well. Richer societies have lower birth rates than poorer societies. They balance it out somewhat with a longer average lifetime though. I think the boomers were overall wealthier than the Greatest Generation and that's also why they had fewer children.