2002 birth rate lowest in nearly a century.(News Wire)

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The U.S. birth rate fell last year to the lowest level since 1909 when national data became available, according to preliminary birth statistics released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The birth rate declined by 1 percent in 2002, to 13.9 per 1,000 people, continuing a decline that began in 1991. CDC said the low birth rate primarily reflects the smaller proportion of women of childbearing age in the U.S. population as baby b...

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