Why Did High Fertility of the Early Population Occur,according to Hughes

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why did high fertility of the early population occur,according to Hughes and Cain (2011) ?

• A) More than half of the population were at ages where fertility is high-in 1820, for example,the median American was less than 17 years old.
• B) A nation composed mainly of farmers and people planning to farm had every reason to create large families.
• C) Children can be considered investment goods and the rate of return on a child born to a farm family was relatively high.
• D) High fertility occurred due to all of the above reasons.

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