Fewer children.

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Americans today tend to have kids more as a matter of choice than out of religious obligation or economic necessity. More adults are choosing to Live alone, and women are marrying later.

PERCENTAGE OF U.S. HOUSEHOLDS WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER 18. 1960 49% 1970 42% 1980 38% 1990 35% 2000 33% 2010 (projected)...