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Their wordsAmong the Silent Generation (born 1925–1945), only 15% of parents had a single child. It was 22% of Boomers and 27% of Generation X.
Our reading
American conservatives are not out-reproducing liberals to any degree that would change the country.
Their wordsSo, yeah, there’s a substantive difference there, but it’s not like Republicans are just outbreeding Democrats on a massive scale.
Their wordsEmbracing an approach to religious renewal by encouraging fertility doesn’t seem like a strategy that will move the needle in a significant way.
Their wordsYes, religion does seem to have an impact on the decision about the number of kids a family will have, but it’s a very minor difference.
Their wordsComparing evangelicals to atheists and agnostics – the widest religious contrast the data offers – and controlling for age, race, education, and sex, the gap is about 0.6 children.