== IQ, socioeconomic status, fertility rate and government pronatal policies in the developed world ==
== IQ, socioeconomic status, fertility rate and government pronatal policies in the developed world ==
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There is a positive correction between a higher IQ and an individual's higher socioeconomic status.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641149/ Socioeconomic status and the growth of intelligence from infancy through adolescence] by Sophie von Stumma and Robert Plomin, Intelligence. 2015 Jan-Feb; 48: 30–36.</ref> And education is positively correlated with attaining a higher economic status. And as noted above, increased education is strongly associated with delayed childbearing in both sexes.
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Education is positively correlated with attaining a higher economic status. And there is a positive correction between a higher IQ and an individual's higher socioeconomic status.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641149/ Socioeconomic status and the growth of intelligence from infancy through adolescence] by Sophie von Stumma and Robert Plomin, Intelligence. 2015 Jan-Feb; 48: 30–36.</ref>And as noted above, increased education is strongly associated with delayed childbearing in both sexes.
[[Natalism]] is "the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate."<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pronatalism Natalism]</ref>
[[Natalism]] is "the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate."<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pronatalism Natalism]</ref>