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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 19 > U.S. women are choosing longer wait for children, census finds

U.S. women are choosing longer wait for children, census finds

By Katie Zezima / The Bulletin
August 19, 2008

Women are waiting longer to have children, and more women than ever are choosing not to have children at all, according to a new Census Bureau report.

Twenty percent of women ages 40-44 have no children, double the level of 30 years ago, the report said; and women in that age bracket who do have....

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