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Data Snapshot: Ten Years After the Great Recession Began, U.S. Birth Rate Is at Record Low

Year: 2018

Type: report

Abstract: Recent National Center for Health Statistics data show a record low birth rate in the United States, and no evidence of any upturn in these birth rates. Though other social and economic factors may also be influencing U.S. birth rates, the impact of the Great Recession persists. I estimate that in 2017, there were 700,000 fewer births in the United States than would have been expected had pre-recessionary birth rates continued among current women of childbearing age.

DOI: 10.34051/p/2020.337

Author: Kenneth Johnson

Institutions: National Center for Health Statistics, United States Census Bureau, University of New Hampshire

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W2897942921

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