NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Population growth Grades 9-12, page 198 Various factors influence birth rates and fertility rates, such as average
levels of affluence and education, importance of children in the labor
force, education and employment of women, infant mortality rates, costs
of raising children, availability and reliability of birth control methods,
and religious beliefs and cultural norms that influence personal decisions
about family size.
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