More conservative women are having children before launching their careers, new report finds.
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It goes beyond politics. The country’s political rift goes all the way down to a baby’s crib.
America’s political divide is extending into the nursery, as figures show conservatives are having more children than liberals, according to a story by Fox News.
The Atlantic, quoting research from the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), reported that self-identified conservatives have an average of 1.4 children, compared to 1.09 for liberals. It’s a gap IFS researchers said remained even after controlling for other variables, such as sex, religion, race, income, age, marital status and education.
“Having children — particularly lots of children — has become a bit right-coded, as the kids say. Americans and Europeans who identify as leftist or liberal tend to have fewer children than those who identify as conservative or right-leaning,” Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan wrote in her article, “Another Big Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives.”
“In one recent Pew Research Center poll, for instance, Republicans were more likely than Democrats to say that having children was ‘highly important’ for living a fulfilling life, and in another, Democrats were more likely than Republicans to say that creative activities were ‘one of the most important things’ to them,” Khazan said.
“Democrats, then, may be less willing to choose parenthood when it competes as a priority with career, friendships, travel, and other pursuits,” she added.
By contrast, the Trump administration has found a niche as pro-family, with big-time members, including Vice President JD Vance, urging the country to have more babies.
In attempting to prove their values, the administration has also proposed financial incentives aimed at raising the birthrate, including a $5,000 “baby bonus” for mothers giving birth.
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