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Birthrates, Marriage Rates and Divorce Rates Fell in 2009

Aug 28, 2010

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Public Policy, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

NYT Economix: Birthrates, Marriage Rates and Divorce Rates Fell in 2009 Three of life’s major milestones became a little scarcer last year. The United States birthrate fell again in 2009, according to a report released today by the National Center for Health Statistics. There were 13.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years last year,…