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Title: Number of Children Ever Born to Women Aged 40-44, 1980-2022
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Birth rates in the U.S. have steadily declined since the Great Recession. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which estimates the average number of births women will have if they experience current birth rates throughout their childbearing years, was at a record low of 1.73 births per woman in 2019 and dropped further to 1.64 births per woman in 2021 (Osterman, Hamilton, Martin, Driscoll, & Valenzuela, 2023). However, the TFR does not reflect changes in birth timing, and although birth rates have fallen at younger ages, they have risen for women 35 and older (Osterman et al., 2023). As such, looking at the number of children ever born provides another way of examining fertility trends. In this profile, we use data from the Current Population Survey’s (CPS) biennial June Fertility Supplement for the years 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2022 to analyze completed fertility at the end of the reproductive years. We present trends in the distribution of children ever born (one, two, three, or four or more) for women aged 40-44 for the overall population and by race-ethnicity and education.
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Authors: Guzzo, Karen; Loo, Jaden
Series Title: National Center for Family and marriage Research
Publication Number: Family Profile No. 29
Institution: bowling Green State University
Pages: 1-2
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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Gender, Health, Race and Ethnicity
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