Association Between County-Level Natality and Income in the US, 2000-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is generally accepted that birth rates are negatively associated with income. However, less is known about the nature and evolution of natality differences between high- and low-income counties and how these differences are associated with the recent decline in the birth rate overall in the US.

Objective

To quantify the association between county-level income and natality between 2000 and 2020 and explore how natality inequality is associated with recent nationwide natality declines.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included all births to US women aged 15 to 44 years among county-year-level observations with at least 100 women of the same age.

Exposures

County-level median household income rank.

Main outcomes and mea

SUBMITTER: Turner N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857058 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature