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I assume you mean you have two children, which is below replacement rate. Consider that the reason you have so few children is the same reason that fewer peopl
by jncfhnb 3y ago
I assume you mean you have two children, which is below replacement rate.
Consider that the reason you have so few children is the same reason that fewer people are making stable families: difficult economic pressures.
- smitty1e 3y agoNo, there are two of us, and two children. I agree that this is below the sustainment rate, but we have at least replaced ourselves.
- jncfhnb 3y agoReplacement rate is commonly understood to be slightly above 2 to account for chance of death
- smitty1e 3y agoSure, but fractional people don't exist, so the wife and I have hit the replacement rate to the nearest whole person, i.e. 2. But you are quite correct, and my usage was loosey-goosey in this context.