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> It’s no surprise that fertility is dropping in many countries, which demographers attribute to factors such as higher education levels among people who give b
by andreygrehov 3y ago
> It’s no surprise that fertility is dropping in many countries, which demographers attribute to factors such as higher education levels among people who give birth, rising incomes, and expanded access to contraceptives
In other words, highly educated people who have money don't want kids? That makes zero sense to me. From a personal observation, people who have higher income usually have more kids than a typical family can afford.
- squigz 3y agoOr, in other words, being more educated means you better understand how to avoid unwanted pregnancy (and the associated implications), rising incomes means better access to contraceptives and healthcare, and expanded access to contraceptives means... well, I shouldn't need to explain that one.
- travem 3y agoYour personal observation may be influenced by other factors. Looking at this data from the US you can see that as family income increases, the birthrate drops - https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-family-income-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-fam...