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It is an incredible fact that women in the past had far more children at older ages than women do today, even without the benefit of modern technology.
Assisted reproductive technology is supposed to extend the fertility window, and yet childbearing ends sooner now than it did idge Population Group)
Assisted reproductive technology is supposed to extend the fertility window, and yet childbearing ends sooner now than it did idge Population Group)
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Here is data for Iceland. Once again fertility for women in their 40s was once much, much higher than it is now. What is going on? (3/4)
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Did something change that women are hitting a limit to their fertility sooner than before?
Or is there a taboo against having children past 40?
Fertility extension seems like a failure so far, given that fertility in the 40s is actually *much lower* than it was in the past! 4/4
Or is there a taboo against having children past 40?
Fertility extension seems like a failure so far, given that fertility in the 40s is actually *much lower* than it was in the past! 4/4
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A picture that speaks a thousand words:
This is the Leastadian Luthern Church growth model.
Photo of a Laestadian Lutheran Church gathering in Wasilla, Alaska. In recent years many Leastadians have moved to this congregation.
This is the Leastadian Luthern Church growth model.
Photo of a Laestadian Lutheran Church gathering in Wasilla, Alaska. In recent years many Leastadians have moved to this congregation.
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the fertility collapse is increasingly looking like a marriage collapse
fertility within marriage has held up far better than overall fertility
the problem is that far fewer people are married when they're young, and those who do marry are doing it much later
you cannot have a e forming families
fertility within marriage has held up far better than overall fertility
the problem is that far fewer people are married when they're young, and those who do marry are doing it much later
you cannot have a e forming families
it's just wild to me that age-controlled fertility within marital durations is actually rising in the U.S, and by a lot!
fertility at 15-19 years marital duration for women aged 30-39 has risen ***50%*** since 2008-10!
but marriage rates have cratered
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School choice, favored by 80% of parents, is another area where conservative leadership favors families.
Only Republican-led states have embraced school choice. Not a single Democrat-led state has gotten it. (Heritage, 2025-2026 school year). 7/8
Only Republican-led states have embraced school choice. Not a single Democrat-led state has gotten it. (Heritage, 2025-2026 school year). 7/8
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Family friendless matters more than almost anything else for America's long-term success.
Republican leadership has brought lower taxes, more and better-paying jobs for young people, and bigger, more affordable houses.
And ultimately, more thriving families. 8/8
Republican leadership has brought lower taxes, more and better-paying jobs for young people, and bigger, more affordable houses.
And ultimately, more thriving families. 8/8
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Are you working on a paper about how some policy influenced fertility?
Submit it here for a chance to present AT THE UNITED NATIONS in spring, 2027!
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Submit it here for a chance to present AT THE UNITED NATIONS in spring, 2027!
ngofamilyny.org/call-for-prese…
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We know that culture drives fertility more than money these days, but what specifically is it about culture?
In wonderful report published today, @FamStudies surveyed 10,000 people around the world to learn what it is about culture that leads people to have kids or not. 🧵.
In wonderful report published today, @FamStudies surveyed 10,000 people around the world to learn what it is about culture that leads people to have kids or not. 🧵.
In this new report, @lymanstoneky @PeterRFB and @DrJasonCarroll begin the work of opening the black box of fertility culture. We explore the specific factors across and within societies that lead some people to have many more children than others.
We used a survey of nearly over a dozen countries.
Most of our survey covered questions that have rarely, if ever, been
surveyed cross-nationally, or have not been surveyed in a research program that also. As a result, we can present first-of-a-kind evidence on what specific. cultural norms typify successful pronatal cultures.
Here are our main findings:
1. Friends and family matter to fertility intentions.
2. The family lives of celebrities (and the visibility of celebrity family lives)
influence the family lives of fans.
3. Effective pronatal beliefs entail positive attitudes towards family life, but not necessarily any particular sense of obligation.
4. Division of household labor does not have a big impact on fertility.
5. Active faith matters to fertility desire and outcomes.
6. A willingness to take risks and an optimism about the future both predict intentions to have children and the number of children a respondent already has.
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Here is a link to the new report, the first to really explore, through global surveys, what it is within culture that drives fertility preferences and outcomes. 9/10
ifstudies.org/report-brief/b…
ifstudies.org/report-brief/b…
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And here is the accompanying data browser, where you can explore how 10,000 people responded to about 100 different cultural questions and how different parts of culture map to different fertility outcomes. 10/10
ifstudies.org/resources-and-…
ifstudies.org/resources-and-…
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