‘07 Baby Birth Record Broken
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2007 was a big year for babies, at least that’s what the preliminary reports are showing. More babies were born in 2007 than any other year, even the baby boom of yesteryear.
From the NY Times:
The 4,317,000 births in 2007 just edged out the figure for 1957, at the height of the baby boom. The increase reflected a slight rise in childbearing by women of all ages, including those in their 30s and 40s, and a record share of births to unmarried women.
Apparently, I inadvertently did the ‘in thing’ when I had my own kiddo in 2007.
The largest factor in the rise in births (they think) is the large amount of women of childbearing age. Most of the babies born in ‘07 were to unmarried mommas, and the result of the study is also showing a rise in teenage mommas (after a 14 year decline).
The same article goes on to say:
The growth has mainly been fueled by increases among adult women, Ms. Ventura said. Racial and ethnic differences remain large: 28 percent of white babies were born to unmarried mothers in 2007, compared with 51 percent of Hispanic babies and 72 percent of black babies. The shares of births to unwed mothers among whites and Hispanics have climbed faster than the share among blacks, but from lower starting points.
The average household in the United States has 2.1 kiddos running around, which is (I believe) lower than before the recent boom. Previously the figure was 2.5.
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