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Interesting stuff, but I'm surprised by the observation that number of children correlates positively with income. I would have guessed the opposite. Does anyo
by jbert 18y ago
Interesting stuff, but I'm surprised by the observation that number of children correlates positively with income.
I would have guessed the opposite. Does anyone have the data?
- rokhayakebe 18y agoWhenever I ask my friends aged above 25 if they want kids they usually answer "Yes but I can't afford one".
- graemep 18y agoPeople in richer countries have fewer children and the birth rate falls with economic growth. My personal observation is that people in Salford (not a nice area at all) have more children and MUCH earlier than those in Wimbledon (fairly affluent). The study also found that education is negatively correlated to number of offspring: http://www.scientificblogging.com/rationally_speaking/so_much_absence_natural_selection_modern_human_populations http://www.scientificblogging.com/rationally_speaking/so_muc...