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Question: Does wealth affect the fertility of US women?

(I wanted to zero in on once country that is accessible to me but still widely ranged)

Hypothesis: Wealth does affect the fertility of women because the more wealthy the more resources that are available, which leads to a healthier mom and offspring.

Null Hypothesis: Wealth does not affect the fertility of women because the evolution in American culture overrides and in a typical “average” American home two kids is the standard and most make their situation work to accommodate two children.

Variation in wealth and educational drivers of fertility decline across 45 countries

By Heidi Colleran and Kristin Snopkowski

This article theorizes that education and wealth affect the fertility of women by using models to show the “variation in the slopes of these predictors on fertility”. They primarily focused on “local mortality and birth rates, women’s work status, and contraceptive use ” They found that the association amongst wealth and fertility ranged tremendously throughout populations.

Study Methods:

Primary Participants: Mothers(age: 28-30, Born/Raised in US, Height: 5’3”-5’6”, Weight: 107-140lbs, BMI: 19-24, No other health concerns)

Married? Or have a partner?

If so, do they share bank accounts/money?

Avg. Income per household?

How many children?

If more than one, how far apart were the children conceived?

50 woman from each state

Conclusion based on Evidence:

Comparing average income of state the parents reside in with the income they make, along with the amount of children they have in a certain amount of time. I’m basically seeing if they are below or above the average income for however many people contributing to their or her income in their state. If they are above and have a relatively short inter-birth rate compared to those families that are below it can correlate to the fact that they may have more resources available to support another child and the mother to birth another child.

1.) Colleran, H., & Snopkowski, K. (2018, June 06). Variation in wealth and educational drivers of fertility decline across 45 countries. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10144-018-0626-5