The United States in the 19th century was marked by initially quite high fertility levels but also by the onset of a … relatively early and steep decline in fertility. Most of what we know about these patterns in the US comes from aggregate … (typically county or state level) data. We provide new, micro-level evidence on patterns of fertility change in the US in the …

, intergenerational religious transmission and conversion by 11 ethnoreligious groups. If fertility and migration trends continue …We project the religious composition of the United States to 2043, considering fertility differences, migration … younger age groups. Immigration drives growth among Hindus and Muslims, while low fertility explains decline among Jews. The …

marriage and motherhood. -- abortion ; contraception ; fertility ; marriage …

in declining fertility in a variety of modern societies; and how providing for societies' physical reproduction … in social relations. Exploring the increasingly negative relationship between fertility and "familialism", the paper also …