Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason That Fertility

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason that fertility rates fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• A) New economic forms, such as pensions, meant children weren't needed for care in one's old age.
• B) Lower mortality rates meant fewer births were needed to ensure that several children survived into adulthood.
• C) New ideas of individual satisfaction helped to popularize limiting family size.
• D) Improved methods of birth control helped people limit family size.

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