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fertility rate  

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  • In the United States, the stereotypical family includes a married man and woman having 2.2 children. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that all women may not bear the average number of children; individual and societal-level fertility rates are continually changing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Fertility Rates]

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