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Is it worse to be an older mom, or a less-educated one?
11:04 am
Mon January 7, 2013
Is it worse to be an older mom, or a less-educated one?
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A few days ago a much buzzed about article predicted American society might collapse because more older women and men are having kids. Kids of older parents are at more risk of health and behavior problems.
But mom's over 40 only make up 3 percent of parents. This article, complete with amazing charts, breaks down the statistics behind mom's ages and kids risks. Statistically, age is just a number, but poverty and a mom's lack of education, that's the stuff that matters.
- Source: Thesocietypages
- | Via: The Sociology Pages
