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Post by jeffolie on May 23, 2013 8:44:50 GMT -6
US births decline Baby Bust, regular depression persistent Birth declines in America only happened rarely. The Great Depression featured declining births ... the most common American suffers in a 'regular depression' America's culture slowly diesAmerican suicides outnumber deaths by car crashes now. " ... Teen Birth Rate in U.S. Declined to All-Time Low in 2011 ... Teen birth rates have dropped by almost half since 1991, the CDC reported. Across Ethnicities ... The birth rates of white, Hispanic and Native American girls dropped 50 percent in 2011 from 1991. Black and Asian or Pacific Islander girls experienced a drop of at least 60 percent in the same time period. If the decline from 1991 hadn’t occurred, an additional 3.6 million children would have been born to teenagers over the two decades, the CDC said. my jeffolie view remains that the most common American suffers in a 'regular depression' which my predictions include the status quo gridlock will become worse as an external 'political event' disturbs the Trickle Down economy causing a decline into 2016 economic and political Bottoming Area lasting 4 to 10+ years including a lower birthrate in the Bottoming Area============================== May 12, 2013 SSA Stats: Baby Bust Continues For the past few decades, the IRS has required parents to provide Social Security numbers for dependent children on their tax returns. Since then, all newborns in the United States receive Social Security numbers, and applications for numbers by year of birth closely track actual births. While the Social Security Administration's numbers are not exactly the same as the complete count of births provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, they are available sooner and are an excellent indicator of trends in births. The latest statistics show that the baby bust continues. In 2012, the Social Security Administration provided 3,931,200 numbers for newborns. This was 19,502 fewer than in 2011 and 393,000 below the peak year of 2007. Although the baby bust is ongoing, the decline is slowing. The biggest year-over-year drop (-133,499) occurred between 2009 and 2010. Source: Social Security Administration, Social Security Number Holders www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/births.htmldemomemo.blogspot.com/================================== Teen Birth Rate in U.S. Declined to All-Time Low in 2011May 22, 2013 Teen birth rates dropped 25 percent in the U.S. in a five-year period to an all-time low in 2011, as pregnancy prevention measures paid off, according to a health agency report. In all U.S. states except North Dakota and West Virginia, the rate of teen mothers dropped 15 percent in 2011 from 2007, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today in a report. In seven states, rates fell 30 percent or more. Teen birth rates have dropped by almost half since 1991, the CDC reported. Data from previous surveys have shown that teenage girls are using contraception more often and that fewer teenagers are having vaginal sex, as 57 percent of girls ages 15 to 19 reported being virgins in 2010. That’s an increase from 49 percent of teen girls in 1995. “More teens are delaying sex, and those who were sexually active used contraception better, both good and responsible things,” Bill Albert, the chief program officer of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, said in a telephone interview. “There’s a real concern about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV in particular in the ’80s and ’90s.” Today’s report finds that an increasing number of adolescents are using two kinds of contraception, hormonal birth control and condoms, in combination. Contraception rates vary widely among the states, the CDC said. Sex Education Earlier sex education was mostly for girls, and pregnancy was viewed as the girl’s problem, Albert said. Unlike pregnancy, however, HIV “is an equal-opportunity infection,” so it may have caught the attention of teenage boys in a way that pregnancy didn’t, he said. The U.S. still has one of the highest birth rates among teens in Western countries, the CDC said. There were about 31 births per 1,000 teenagers in 2011, compared with 41.5 per 1,000 in 2007, according to the CDC report. Rates fell among all racial and ethnic groups, with the steepest decline for Hispanic teenagers. Black and Hispanic teens have historically had higher rates of pregnancies and births than whites. Adolescent birth rates are a public health concern because teenage pregnancies are more likely to result in premature births of low-weight babies at higher risk of dying in infancy, compared with babies born to women who are 20 and older. Teen pregnancy also costs the public $10.9 billion annually, according to the CDC’s report. Across Ethnicities The birth rates of white, Hispanic and Native American girls dropped 50 percent in 2011 from 1991. Black and Asian or Pacific Islander girls experienced a drop of at least 60 percent in the same time period. If the decline from 1991 hadn’t occurred, an additional 3.6 million children would have been born to teenagers over the two decades, the CDC said. “For many young people, the opportunity costs are quite real,” Albert said. “In this day and age, the costs are quite steep, and teenagers aren’t stupid. They know this is not the time to start a family, they want to achieve their goals first.” www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-23/teen-birth-rate-in-u-s-declined-to-all-time-low-in-2011.html
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Post by jeffolie on Jun 6, 2013 17:22:21 GMT -6
US births decline Baby Bust, regular depression persistent Birth declines in America only happened rarely. The Great Depression featured declining births ... the most common American suffers in a 'regular depression' America's culture slowly diesAmerican suicides outnumber deaths by car crashes now. " ... Teen Birth Rate in U.S. Declined to All-Time Low in 2011 ... Teen birth rates have dropped by almost half since 1991, the CDC reported. Across Ethnicities ... The birth rates of white, Hispanic and Native American girls dropped 50 percent in 2011 from 1991. Black and Asian or Pacific Islander girls experienced a drop of at least 60 percent in the same time period. If the decline from 1991 hadn’t occurred, an additional 3.6 million children would have been born to teenagers over the two decades, the CDC said. my jeffolie view remains that the most common American suffers in a 'regular depression' which my predictions include the status quo gridlock will become worse as an external 'political event' disturbs the Trickle Down economy causing a decline into 2016 economic and political Bottoming Area lasting 4 to 10+ years including a lower birthrate in the Bottoming Area============================== May 12, 2013 SSA Stats: Baby Bust Continues For the past few decades, the IRS has required parents to provide Social Security numbers for dependent children on their tax returns. Since then, all newborns in the United States receive Social Security numbers, and applications for numbers by year of birth closely track actual births. While the Social Security Administration's numbers are not exactly the same as the complete count of births provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, they are available sooner and are an excellent indicator of trends in births. The latest statistics show that the baby bust continues. In 2012, the Social Security Administration provided 3,931,200 numbers for newborns. This was 19,502 fewer than in 2011 and 393,000 below the peak year of 2007. Although the baby bust is ongoing, the decline is slowing. The biggest year-over-year drop (-133,499) occurred between 2009 and 2010. Source: Social Security Administration, Social Security Number Holders www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/births.htmldemomemo.blogspot.com/================================== Teen Birth Rate in U.S. Declined to All-Time Low in 2011May 22, 2013 Teen birth rates dropped 25 percent in the U.S. in a five-year period to an all-time low in 2011, as pregnancy prevention measures paid off, according to a health agency report. In all U.S. states except North Dakota and West Virginia, the rate of teen mothers dropped 15 percent in 2011 from 2007, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today in a report. In seven states, rates fell 30 percent or more. Teen birth rates have dropped by almost half since 1991, the CDC reported. Data from previous surveys have shown that teenage girls are using contraception more often and that fewer teenagers are having vaginal sex, as 57 percent of girls ages 15 to 19 reported being virgins in 2010. That’s an increase from 49 percent of teen girls in 1995. “More teens are delaying sex, and those who were sexually active used contraception better, both good and responsible things,” Bill Albert, the chief program officer of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, said in a telephone interview. “There’s a real concern about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV in particular in the ’80s and ’90s.” Today’s report finds that an increasing number of adolescents are using two kinds of contraception, hormonal birth control and condoms, in combination. Contraception rates vary widely among the states, the CDC said. Sex Education Earlier sex education was mostly for girls, and pregnancy was viewed as the girl’s problem, Albert said. Unlike pregnancy, however, HIV “is an equal-opportunity infection,” so it may have caught the attention of teenage boys in a way that pregnancy didn’t, he said. The U.S. still has one of the highest birth rates among teens in Western countries, the CDC said. There were about 31 births per 1,000 teenagers in 2011, compared with 41.5 per 1,000 in 2007, according to the CDC report. Rates fell among all racial and ethnic groups, with the steepest decline for Hispanic teenagers. Black and Hispanic teens have historically had higher rates of pregnancies and births than whites. Adolescent birth rates are a public health concern because teenage pregnancies are more likely to result in premature births of low-weight babies at higher risk of dying in infancy, compared with babies born to women who are 20 and older. Teen pregnancy also costs the public $10.9 billion annually, according to the CDC’s report. Across Ethnicities The birth rates of white, Hispanic and Native American girls dropped 50 percent in 2011 from 1991. Black and Asian or Pacific Islander girls experienced a drop of at least 60 percent in the same time period. If the decline from 1991 hadn’t occurred, an additional 3.6 million children would have been born to teenagers over the two decades, the CDC said. “For many young people, the opportunity costs are quite real,” Albert said. “In this day and age, the costs are quite steep, and teenagers aren’t stupid. They know this is not the time to start a family, they want to achieve their goals first.” www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-23/teen-birth-rate-in-u-s-declined-to-all-time-low-in-2011.htmlUS births decline Baby Bust, regular depression persistent Birth declines in America only happened rarely. The Great Depression featured declining births ... the most common American suffers in a 'regular depression' America's culture slowly diesAmerican suicides outnumber deaths by car crashes now. " ... Teen Birth Rate in U.S. Declined to All-Time Low in 2011 ... Teen birth rates have dropped by almost half since 1991, the CDC reported. Across Ethnicities ... The birth rates of white, Hispanic and Native American girls dropped 50 percent in 2011 from 1991. Black and Asian or Pacific Islander girls experienced a drop of at least 60 percent in the same time period. If the decline from 1991 hadn’t occurred, an additional 3.6 million children would have been born to teenagers over the two decades, the CDC said. my jeffolie view remains that the most common American suffers in a 'regular depression' which my predictions include the status quo gridlock will become worse as an external 'political event' disturbs the Trickle Down economy causing a decline into 2016 economic and political Bottoming Area lasting 4 to 10+ years including a lower birthrate in the Bottoming Area============================================================================== Births in 2012 The baby bust continues. The number of births in 2012 was unchanged from the number in 2011, according to provisional estimates released by the National Center for Health Statistics. In 2012, 3,958,000 babies were born, 8 percent below the all-time high of 4,316,233 in 2007. The fertility rate (number of births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44) continues at its all-time low. The rate was 63.2 in 2012, the same as in 2011 and 9 percent below the 69.3 of 2007. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates through December 2012 www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/births_fertility_december_2012/births_fertility_december_2012.htmdemomemo.blogspot.com/========================================================= Publications and Information Products Data Briefs Early Release Health E-Stats Health, United States Life Tables National Health Statistics Reports National Vital Statistics Reports Vital and Health Statistics Series Other Publications Contact Us: National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Rd Room 5419 Hyattsville, MD 20782 1 (800) 232-4636 Contact CDC–INFO NCHS Home Publications & Information Products NCHS Health E-Stats Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through December 2012 by Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., and Paul D. Sutton, Ph.D., Division of Vital Statistics The provisional count of births in the United States for the 12-month period ending December 2012 was 3,958,000, essentially unchanged from the 3,953,593 births (preliminary total) for 2011 (1). The trend in the number of births was down, having declined steadily from the historic high of 4,316,233 in 2007 through 2011 but slowing from 2010 to 2011, and is essentially flat from 2011 to 2012 (Figure) (2,3). The provisional fertility rate in the United States for 2012 was 63.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, unchanged from the rate in 2011 (Figure) (1,2). Like the number of births, the trend in the fertility rate was down, having declined steadily from the recent high of 69.3 in 2007 through 2010 but slowing from 2010 to 2011, and is unchanged from 2011 to 2012 (Figure) (2,3). Data sources and methods Provisional counts of births for 2012 are based on a combination of counts of events provided by each reporting area, and registered vital events processed into National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data files for the 12 months ending with the specified month (i.e., December 2012). For further information about the provisional counts, see “Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2009 ” (4). Preliminary birth data for 2011 are based on approximately 100% of 2011 births. Records of the few states with less than 100% of records are weighted to independent control counts of all births received in state vital statistics offices in 2011 (2). Final birth data for 2010 and earlier years are based on complete files of 100% of the births registered in state vital statistics offices and reported to NCHS (3). References 1.National Center for Health Statistics. Provisional monthly and 12-month ending number of live births, deaths, and infant deaths and rates: United States, January 2011–December 2012 . 2.Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ. Births: Preliminary data for 2011 . National vital statistics reports; vol 61 no 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012. 3.Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Ventura SJ, et al. Births: Final data for 2010 . National vital statistics reports; vol 61 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012. 4.Tejada-Vera B, Sutton PD. Births, marriages, divorces, and deaths: Provisional data for 2009 . National vital statistics reports; vol 58 no 25. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010. Figure Figure. Births and fertility rates: United States, final 2005–2010, preliminary 2011, and provisional 2012 www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/births_fertility_december_2012/fig1.pngNOTE: The 2012 number of births and fertility rate are based on 12 months of provisional counts ending with December 2012. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/births_fertility_december_2012/births_fertility_december_2012.htm
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 10, 2013 11:44:52 GMT -6
Baby bust? National birthrate hits an all-time low due to weak economic recovery During the recession, the birthrate dropped after a high in 2007 The recession has been officially over for four years The birthrate hit an all-time low in 2011 and stayed there in 2012 Economic uncertainty coupled with a general trend towards fewer births means there may not be a bounce-back in birthrates 9 July 2013 The recession has been over for four years, but the birth rate in the U.S. continues to fall as many people struggle with a sluggish economy and financial uncertainty. According to a recent analysis by the Pew Institute, since 2007 when there were a record 4,316,233 births, the number of births has been steadily declining, with 4,007,000 births in 2012 - the lowest number since 1998. Analysts say that the birthrate is dictated by the economy. Baby bust: The U.S. national birthrate hit an all-time low in 2011 and didn't pick up in 2012 'When times are up, births go up,' D’Vora Cohn, a senior writer at Pew Research Center, told Today. 'When times are bad, births go down.' There were 63.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 in 2012, according to the Center for Disease Control, down from 69.3 births per 1,000 women in that age bracket in 2007. The connection between the economy and birthrates generally holds true, but there are often other factors at play as well. Financial insecurity: With economic uncertainty ahead, it seems many women are opting to postpone motherhood Data: The CDC's births and fertility rates graph shows a high in 2007 and an all-time low in 2011, remaining steady for 2012 According to Jonathan Last, author of 'What to Expect When No One’s Expecting: America’s Coming Demography Disaster,' for decades the national birthrate has been generally much lower than during the Baby Boom years of the '50s and '60s. He says that factors such as higher education levels have seen women giving birth later in life and sometimes having less children overall. 'It’s going to be fascinating to see,' Last told Today. 'Did the recession just exacerbate trends, or did it really put its thumb on the scale and move people into depressing fertility rates?' Some couples are missing their window of opportunity to have a baby because they never feel financially secure enough to commit to having a child. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that a middle-income two-parent family will spend $234,900 raising a child - not including college. Baby bounce-back: Experts are unsure whether the birthrate will increase in line with the economy For many middle-class people, parenting in the way they want - including all the trappings of a new baby such as Bugaboo prams and expensive classes and childcare for older children - is a costly and sometimes unaffordable task. For lower income people, the expense of a baby could push families below the poverty line. The birthrate among single women dropped substantially, as did the rate for young women in their teens and early 20s. However, the birthrate actually increased slightly for older women in their early 40s, and remained the same for women in their 30s. Bucking the trend: The birthrate for women in their 30s remained the same for 2012, and increased slightly for women in their early 40s Experts say the reason for this is that older women are generally more financially secure, and for women in their 40s, the ticking of a biological clock is often louder than economic concerns. Researchers say that during times of recession, the birthrate goes down, but as the economy picks up, women begin to have babies. 'The net effect in the past has been that you had about the same amount of babies… but they were just born a little later,' Cohn told Today. However, with the weak economy, the different ways women are thinking about parenthood and the general trend towards fewer births, it's unclear whether the numbers will be made up this time. 'History teaches us that there will be a bounce back. But whether it will be a full recovery, I don’t know,' said Cohn. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2358813/Baby-bust-National-birthrate-hit-time-low-weak-economic-recovery.html
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 13, 2013 17:04:18 GMT -6
July 08, 2013 Age at First Birth On average, American women are 25.6 years old when they have their first baby, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. This is up from an average age of 21.4 in 1970. A woman's age at first birth varies by race and Hispanic origin, ranging from a low of 22.4 for American Indian women to 29.1 for Asian women. Average age at first birth is 23.4 for black women, 23.7 for Hispanic women, and 26.5 for non-Hispanic white women. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Births: Final Data for 2011 www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htmdemomemo.blogspot.com/
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Post by jeffolie on Aug 11, 2013 10:32:47 GMT -6
my jeffolie view: the most common American suffers 'a regular depression' characterized by typical depression low birth rates, low marriage rates, declining 'real median household income', declining wealth, screwflation where living expenses increase such as electricity bills, gasoline, food, rent, tariffic tickets, payroll taxes. My jeffolie 3 years of gridlock, stagnation predictions are true. The economic and political status quo remains. LOW BIRTH RATES remain ... gridlock will turn into a Greater Depression by 2016 ==================================================== August 11, 2013 U.S. Births "essentially unchanged" in 2012 after Declining for Four Consecutive Years by Bill McBride on 8/11/2013 This provisional data for 2012 was released in June and shows a possible impact of the great recession ... From the National Center for Health Statistics: Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through December 2012. The NCHS reports: The provisional count of births in the United States for the 12-month period ending December 2012 was 3,958,000, essentially unchanged from the 3,953,593 births (preliminary total) for 2011. The trend in the number of births was down, having declined steadily from the historic high of 4,316,233 in 2007 through 2011 but slowing from 2010 to 2011, and is essentially flat from 2011 to 2012. The provisional fertility rate in the United States for 2012 was 63.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, unchanged from the rate in 2011. Like the number of births, the trend in the fertility rate was down, having declined steadily from the recent high of 69.3 in 2007 through 2010 but slowing from 2010 to 2011, and is unchanged from 2011 to 2012. Here is a long term graph of annual U.S. births through 2012 ... 4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7MDG98XsbY/UgescdGT96I/AAAAAAAAbdU/7q5k1gdylfg/s1600/Births2012.jpgU.S. Births per Year Births had declined for four consecutive years, and are about 8.3% below the peak in 2007 (births in 2007 were at the all time high - even higher than during the "baby boom"). I suspect certain segments of the population were under stress before the recession started - like construction workers - and even more families were in distress in 2008 through 2012. And this led to fewer babies. Notice that the number of births started declining a number of years before the Great Depression started. Many families in the 1920s were under severe stress long before the economy collapsed. By 1933 births were down by almost 23% from the early '20s levels. Of course economic distress isn't the only reason births decline - look at the huge decline following the baby boom that was driven by demographics. But it is not surprising that the number of births slow or decline during tough economic times - but that appears to be ending now. My guess is births will increase further in 2013 as confidence slowly improves. www.calculatedriskblog.com/
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Post by jeffolie on Dec 7, 2013 17:16:32 GMT -6
December 06, 2013 Births Stable, Fertility Rate Falls through June 2013 The downward slide in births may have come to a halt, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. During the 12-month period ending in June 2013, 3,941,000 babies were born in the United States. This was not statistically different from the number of births during the 12-month period ending in June 2012. Since the 2007 peak, when 4,316,233 babies were born, births have fallen by 9 percent. During the baby bust of the 1970s, which created Generation X, births fell by a much larger 37 percent from peak (1957) to trough (1973). Although births are stable, the fertility rate is not. The fertility rate—which is the number of births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 4—fell to 62.7 during the 12-month period ending in June 2013. This is a new record low.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates through June 2013 demomemo.blogspot.com/
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Post by jeffolie on Dec 28, 2013 7:35:36 GMT -6
December 28, 2013 U.S. birth rate drops as more women say 'no' to motherhood BY RONEISHA MULLEN BLADE STAFF WRITER The day that her four older siblings finally left home was the day Amy Wexler realized she didn’t want to be a mother. She’d spent much of her childhood fighting with them over the bathroom, bedrooms, time, and money. When they left home, Ms. Wexler, who was still a teen at the time, enjoyed the luxuries her parents couldn’t always afford with a full house. “I saw how it was with all of us and that had a big effect on me,” said Ms. Wexler of Toledo. “I just never thought it was my cup of tea. Just like I couldn’t do a surgical job, it’s just not a good fit.” Pamela Richmond Pamela Richmond THE BLADE Enlarge | Buy This Photo The U.S. birth rate dipped to an all-time low last year as more women like Ms. Wexler decided against motherhood. In 2012, there were 63 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age, compared to 69 births in 2007 and 118 in 1960, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It marked the fifth year in a row for the birth rate decline and the lowest rate on record since the government started tracking fertility rates in 1909.While the decision to have a child is a private one, in America — where the culture often equates womanhood with motherhood — any woman not in the mommy trenches faces the possibility of being judged negatively for her choice. Ms. Wexler, who was married for 17 years, didn’t see her decision as selfish and never worried about leading an empty life. She worked, traveled the globe, lived overseas for more than 20 years, and spent time with her nieces, nephews, and godchildren. “There came a time, when I did wonder. In a way, I felt like as a woman, it was my job [to have children],” said Ms. Wexler, 49. “I don’t worry about that anymore. There are kids everywhere. When I want to be involved, I volunteer and it’s fun, because it’s something I don’t have to do, I want to.” The American birth rate has been declining since the post-World War II baby boom, but the drop accelerated during the recent recession when high unemployment derailed many young people’s plans to start families. Wendy Manning, co-director of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research on the campus of Bowling Green State University, said fertility rates decline after every economic downturn. Because data are hard to track, she said it’s hard to tell if fewer women are having children or waiting later in life to have them. “It’s hard to track, because you have to wait until women are through their childbearing age,” Mrs. Manning said. “Some of those people in their 20s may be waiting until their 30s to have children, and people may be having fewer children.” Pamela Richmond knew she wanted children in her life, but never wanted to be a mother. Ms. Richmond, 53, of Toledo, feels she’s raised many kids after owning and operating Heritage Childcare centers in Toledo and Maumee for 21 years. “I enjoy the kids and the families, so I knew [day care] was what I wanted to do, but having a baby was never a thing I said ‘Oh I’ve got to do it’,” said Ms. Richmond, who is divorced. “I’m with kids every day. I’m there for those milestones and to see them grow up, so no, I don’t feel like I’m missing out.” Overall fertility rates have fallen, but trends vary by race, age, and ethnicity. While the fertility rate decreased among teenagers and women in their 20s, it increased slightly among those older than 30. Rates held steady for white women, fell among blacks and Hispanics, and rose among Asians and Pacific Islanders last year. About 3.95 million babies were born in 2012. For decades, women have fought hard to “have it all,” both a career and a family that includes children without one suffering because of the other. But for Debbie Johnson, 47, of Waterville, having it all meant not having children. Dr. Johnson, a veterinarian and director of operations for the Toledo Humane Society, said she’s passionate about her work and is more than fulfilled by it. “I love what I do. I don’t want to stay home and raise a child,” said Dr. Johnson, who married at age 34. “When you get married younger, it’s kind of expected. We talked about it, but it’s not how I want to spend my time — doing homework and going to PTA meetings.
“When I’m old and gray, will I regret? I won’t know until I get there.” www.toledoblade.com/Culture/2013/12/08/U-S-birth-rate-drops-as-more-women-say-no-to-motherhood.html
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