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Variations and Trends in Childbearing

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  • Beale, Calvin L.
  • McGranahan, David A.
  • Butler, Margaret A.

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The fertility of U.S. women has varied considerably over the past 60 years. Childbearing among women fell during the 1920's, remained low during the 1930's, then rose to a new peak in the 1950's "baby boom". The annual fertility rate subsequently fell by nearly half over the next 20 years to a new low in 1975. Since then, as the women born during the baby boom have reached childbearing age, the total number of births has risen, but the fertility rate has remained low.

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  • Beale, Calvin L. & McGranahan, David A. & Butler, Margaret A., 1985. "Variations and Trends in Childbearing," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 1(3), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:310295
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310295
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