Fertility and Birth Rates: Indicators of Child and Youth Well-Being. Updated. October 2016

Institution	Child Trends
Titel	Fertility and Birth Rates: Indicators of Child and Youth Well-Being. Updated. October 2016
Quelle	(2016), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Pregnancy; Birth Rate; Age Differences; Adolescents; Young Adults; Well Being; Trend Analysis; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Asian Americans; Pacific Islanders; American Indians; Alaska Natives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schwangerschaft; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Trendanalyse; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; American Indian; Indianer; Inuit
Abstract	Tracking trends in fertility and birth rates is essential in planning for the current and future needs of multiple generations. Sustained high fertility rates lead to disproportionately large populations of young dependents, driving demand for supports for young families, for additional schools, and for affordable child care. For example, during the baby boom period (births from 1946 to 1964), unanticipated high fertility rates caught communities unprepared, and without the facilities needed to accommodate rapidly increasing numbers of school-age children. On the other hand, sustained low fertility rates can lead to an aging population and, in the long run, may place burdens on the economy and social services, because the pool of younger workers responsible for supporting the elderly accounts for a relatively smaller share of the population. Tracking age-specific and race/ethnicity-specific trends in fertility and birth rates also provides information on the divergent needs of different population groups. For example, high teen birth rates among Hispanics in recent years alerted groups working in adolescent pregnancy prevention to anticipate the particular needs of this population. At the other end of the continuum, increasing fertility among older mothers may be related to an increased risk of pregnancy complications, and to elevated risk for infant mortality and presence of autism spectrum disorders. Using data provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, Child Trends discovered in 2014, the birth rate for young women (ages 15 to 24) continued to decline, after a small peak in 2007, although it increased slightly for the 25 to 44 age group. The fertility rate for all U.S. women rose slightly from 2013, when it was the lowest it has been since these data have been recorded. One appendix is included: Fertility Rates (per 1,000 Women, Ages 15-44) by Race & Hispanic Origin, and Birth Rates by Age Group: Selected Years, 1950-2014. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01