The U.S. birth rate plunged last year to a record low, with the decline being led by immigrant women hit hard by the recession, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. The overall birth rate declined by 8 percent between 2007 and 2010, with a decrease of 6 percent among U.S.-born women and 14 percent among foreign-born women.
U.s. Birth Rate Plummets To Its Lowest Level Since 1920
Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post
Thu, 11/29/2012 - 12:01pm
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