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While the Australian study of almost 7,000 female twins found that parents had a moderate effect on the pregnancy of teens born between 1964 and 1971, parents had zero effect on the pregnancy of teens born between 1893 and 1964. A study of about 2,000 female Swedish twins born in the Fifties also found zero effect of upbringing on teen pregnancy.
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If these countries are like the US there’s massive changes in marriage rates of teens. The thing we probably actually care about is out of wedlock or accidental pregnancy and thats a moving variable that id also expect to outweigh parenting effects. Pre-1950 the rate is flat meaning theres no parenting or cultural experience.
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
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