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Is There Hope for Low Fertility?

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Working-Class Americans' Views on Family Policy

A new report from the Institute for Family Studies, in conjunction with Better Angels, the Georgia Center for Opportunity, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation explores working-class Americans' views on public policy.

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Ideal family size: How many children do U.S. adults want?

Even as the U.S. birth rate continues a slow but steady descent, now at a record low of 1.6 births per woman, American adults say having two to three children would be ideal. But family size often falls short. A new Gallup poll shows that the “ideal family” size averages 2.7 children.

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