Bad Economy, Fewer Babies

11/22/2011 | Econ70 | Birth Rates, Births, Births to unmarried women, Births to unwed mothers, Cesarean sections, Declining Birth Rates, Teen Pregnancy, US Birth Rates

US birth rates fell for the 3rd straight year in ‘10 according to the CDC. Teen births saw the biggest decline, 9%, to 43.3 births/1,000 females, the lowest rate ever. And, for the 1st time in a decade cesarean section rates declined from 32.9% in “09 to 32.8% in ’10. More than 33% of births are to unwed women. US births hit a record 4.3 million in ’07 and are now just 4 million. Why the decline, the lousy economy.

Bad Economy, Fewer Babies

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