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It’s a bit more nuanced than the examples you raise. It’s more a continuum than a binary attribute and there is large differences within national borders. For
by master_crab 3y ago
It’s a bit more nuanced than the examples you raise. It’s more a continuum than a binary attribute and there is large differences within national borders.
For example: Israel does have a high fertility, but it’s more to do with religiosity than urbanization. The Orthodox and Arabs are more fecund than secular Jews.
Most of the fertility in America is due to Bible Belt Americans (who also generally happen to be in rural areas) and newly arrived immigrants (who also tend to be religious) and less to do with social support programs.
- spacebanana7 3y ago> Israel does have a high fertility, but it’s more to do with religiosity than urbanization. Women of Jewish descent who identify as secular in Israel still have a high fertility rate. Religiosity works well statistically in the US but it really breaks down in Europe, where it’s hard to see any substantial correlation in the interstate data.
- master_crab 3y ago> Women of Jewish descent who identify as secular in Israel still have a high fertility rate. Above average compared to Germany but still exceptionally low compared to most middle and lower income countries. However the Haredim would give Nigeria a run for its money. > Religiosity works well statistically in the US but it really breaks down in Europe, where it’s hard to see any substantial correlation in the interstate data. I think this is proving the point that there are many of the factors listed in the parent that matter and it’s a continuum.