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Lower-income households have more children on average than higher-income households.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that Lower-income households have more children on average than higher-income households?

Unclear. Only partial, indirect support was found: a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis shows single-earner households more often have two or more children, and a Costa Rican study of income quintiles links lower income to larger household size. Neither directly compares average child numbers across income levels generally.

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Comparing characteristics and selected expenditures of dual- and single-income households with children : Monthly Labor Review : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Comparing characteristics and selected expenditures of dual- and single-income households with children : Monthly Labor Review : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). bls.gov. https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2020/article/comparing-characteristics-and-selected-expenditures-of-dual-and-single-income-households-with-children.htm

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A Look at the Reproduction Strategies of Costa Rican Households, 1990 – 2015
2024
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Murillo, N. C. (2024). A Look at the Reproduction Strategies of Costa Rican Households, 1990 – 2015. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.17151/rlef.2024.16.1.2

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