Aware of the seriousness of the ever-dropping
birthrate earlier in 2006, the government has been employing various countermeasures but to no avail.
The MOI said the area with lowest
birthrates in Taiwan was Pingtung County at 5.1, followed by Chiayi County, and Keelung County, at 5.2, and 5.5, respectively.
Kearney and Levine, both economists, are experts in why teenage
birthrates are so high in America.
The CDC's report on teen
birthrates, for example, cites research suggesting that teen pregnancy prevention efforts and improved contraceptive use among teens have contributed much to the recent declines.
While researching it, I read a lot of right-wing articles about how decreasing
birthrates in Europe would clear the way for a Muslim invasion.
The Results: The more and better the sex education in a state, the lower the teen
birthrate. States with higher levels of religiosity and political conservatism had higher adolescent
birthrates.
Two-thirds of those questioned said they did not have enough staff to cope with demand, despite a high
birthrate.
Pearce, an environmental writer, says "empowerment of women" has led the world to a lower
birthrate, leading to a population of more elders than young people.
In spite of all these, even Moslem populations face a decrease of
birthrate, generated by similar causes: decrease of infantile mortality, the increase of the schooling period for women, increased marriage age knowing and using contraceptives.
The more religious the residents of a state are, the higher the state's teenage
birthrate, according to an analysis of federal birth statistics for 2006 and responses to a 2007-2008 survey of Americans' religious beliefs.
According to the report, "the aging population, critical
birthrate, escalating abortions, the collapse of marriage, the explosion in family breakups and the emptying of homes are the main problems of Europeans."
The Jewish
birthrate rose this year while the Muslim
birthrate dropped.