In the United States, levels of lifetime childlessness were higher for women who reached their peak child-bearing years in the __________ than in any other generation of women in the twentieth century.

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Women who reached their peak child-bearing years in the 1930s experienced higher levels of lifetime childlessness compared to other generations in the twentieth century, largely due to the economic hardships of the Great Depression affecting decisions around marriage and childbearing.

In the United States, Levels of Lifetime Childlessness Were Higher