Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Fewer babies born in the U.S. in 2008.
According to the National Center for health statistics, the U.S. birth rate fell in 2008, the first full year of the recession, ending a decade long baby boom.
Some experts try to tie the phenomenon to the economic downturn and said that has been the case with every recession ever since the great depression.
No expert needed here: doesn't recession said it all?
For more, see Washingtonpost.com
Some experts try to tie the phenomenon to the economic downturn and said that has been the case with every recession ever since the great depression.
No expert needed here: doesn't recession said it all?
For more, see Washingtonpost.com
Labels: 2008 recession, American baby boom, birth rate, birth rate decline, economic downturn, fewer babies born in the U.S., National Center for Health Statistics, Recession, U.S. babies, U.S. birth rate
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