Baby Boom or Bust?

Re:Baby Boom or Bust? by lotsofpulp on Sunday June 20, 2021 @05:52PM (#27574241)

I do not see why history would be a good indicator for the article’s question anyway. The fact that birth control is easily and nearly freely available and women have gained economic independence is a big factor.

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Re:Baby Boom or Bust? by klipt on Sunday June 20, 2021 @06:05PM (#27574308)

If you think about it this suggests a strong selective pressure for religious communities that consider birth control sinful.

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Re:Baby Boom or Bust? by peterburkimsher on Sunday June 20, 2021 @07:23PM (#27574716)

It's a little more complicated than that: not all religious groups consider all forms of birth control to be sinful, and these trends don't apply in all countries. Increased religiosity won't necessarily increase the birth rate.

Disclosure: my mum, Marion Burkimsher, is a demographic researcher specialising in this area. She's also studied fertility of migrants (the TFR statistics are skewed).

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marion_Burkimsher/publi...

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Re:Baby Boom or Bust? by mensetmanusman on Monday June 21, 2021 @09:22AM (#27578866)

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/07/why-people-...

People who identify as secular have about 1 fewer child per couple when compared to the same local averages.

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Re:Baby Boom or Bust? by noofen on Sunday June 20, 2021 @06:49PM (#27574563)

It also suggests a strong selective pressure for uneducated, unproductive communities that do nothing but breed, take welfare, and vote.

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