06-30-2016, 05:30 PM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/201...art-2-of-2
Quote:Let’s pick up where we left off. How are Millennials’ stagnant real earnings affecting their family lives?
Many are delaying parenthood. According to the latest full-year CDC data, the mean age of a mother at first birth was 26.3 in 2014, an all-time high. Preliminary 2015 data show that although birthrates declined to a record low for women in their 20s last year, rates rose slightly for women in their 30s—suggesting that some first-wave Millennials who have been waiting to have children are finally getting started.
By dint of the large number of Millennials now in their mid-20s, we will undoubtedly see some increase in the total number of births over the next 10 years—even if fertility rates for women in this age group don’t rise all that much...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/201...art-2-of-2