help... please...

[bbq13]

hi there... im doing a survey for a school project... we were asked to prove or dissprove that "education determines the number of children a couple will have." an ironic thought... but it does make alot of sense... my theory is that uneducated couples or those with a bad quality of education would have more kids; couples who have good educational backgrounds have less kids... i just would like to know:

1. does a couple's educational background determine the number of children they will have?
2. do you agree with my theory? why/why not?
3. do you think other factors determine the number of children a couple has? if so, please explain...
4. do you know of any studies or sources where i can find information or answers to help me do this research? please let me know...

thank you all very much in advance... for all your help...

[Shea]

I have a cousin who is probably one of the dummest people I know, and after being warned that she shouldn't have another child for health reasons she went ahead and did it anyway. I might tend to agree with your theory, but what sort of education are you talking about? There are some people who learn from life rather than a formal school.

One factor that I know would play into your study is religion. I'll try to make a list to keep this less confusing.
-I have five sisters-in-law.
-One of them has her masters in chemical engineering (I'm pretty sure her husband does too) and she just matched her mother by having her sixth baby.
-Another is a doctor and has had five (so far).
-Two are not physically able to have anymore. (it would probably kill them)
-The last has Turner's syndrome and can't have any though she has adopted.

-Of the two who can't physically have anymore, they have recieved a lot of ridicule from the two with the most, because they are very catholic and it is against their religion to use any form of birth control (even if it means saving the woman's life.)

My husband and I get a lot of flack from them too, though we are not catholic. We are just not ready to start our family yet. I have yet to finish my bachelors, and then we plan on having three.

Does that help you?

[crisaor]

I think it's a mentality thing. People with lower to zero incomes (which, in the majority of cases, seem to be less educated) view kids different than people with higher incomes. In the first case, a child isn't view as an expense, but the other way round. It's another pair of hands that can help around with whatever tasks they employ to win some bucks. In the other case, it's another mouth to feed, another person to support, and this support will just get bigger and bigger (school, college, etc.).

[yellow_pages]

i disagree, maybe,..why wud an educated couple hav less children,...? i cnt see any reason at all.

[yellow_pages]

ne 1 hav anykind of opinion on this poem wot so ever, if so let me knw, i wud be interested. (is dazed and confused about evrything, includeing why for isnstance she is on this site-doesnt hav a clue wot she is doing)