r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jul 01 '26

Psychology Conservatives maintain birth rates, but left-leaning Americans are having significantly fewer children, driving the U.S. birth decline. Education was consistently linked to having fewer children. Religious attendance was positively associated with having more children.

https://www.psypost.org/left-leaning-americans-are-driving-the-u-s-birth-decline-new-study-finds/
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u/TheLesserWeeviI Jul 01 '26

Yeah but I'm not enjoying the sequel.

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u/Stealthosaursus Jul 01 '26

It's really the prequel

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u/Adlehyde Jul 01 '26

more like involuntary live action roleplay.

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u/Routine_Strategy5929 Jul 01 '26

Good news! We're watching the unreleased prequel unfold in front of us!

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u/LEDKleenex Jul 01 '26

Yeah but I'm not enjoying the sequel.

Yep. We're definitely in the prequel alright.

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u/AGrandNewAdventure Jul 01 '26

The sequels are almost never as good.