What Is the Cause of Much of the Decline in the Number

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the cause of much of the decline in the number of children a woman has?

• A)an increase in infertility
• B)the decision to postpone children
• C)the teenage pregnancy rate
• D)a belief in one-child families

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