Study finds peer support and pets shape family size

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA new report from the Institute for Family Studies and the Wheatley Institute surveyed nearly ten thousand people, and it says housing costs and chore splits may not fully explain why birth rates are falling!

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the culprit is whether your friends cheer when you announce it.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDemographer Lyman Stone says religious people were overwhelmingly more likely to have friends who would be supportive of them having kids!

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRent was the suspect for years, and it turns out the group chat had the motive.