Why do poor people in developing countries have more kids

Because you touch yourself at night.

Les Miles has lost control of infant mortality in the developing world.

No TV to watch

No food to overeat

Let's frick

1. less access to birth control
2. no child labor laws means that children can be a net gainer of income rather than a drain
3. health care and schooling in industrialized nations often makes having children unaffordable without being on government entitlement programs
4. women rarely have careers in developing countries, so they have more time to care for kids rather than have to pay to keep them in expensive schools or day-cares.

Because they don't have a 47" LG in the bedroom....

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No TV to watch

No food to overeat

Let's frick

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Was coming to post that there is nothing else to do......

having sex is cheaper than having entertainment options.

Because their kids are much more likely to die before becoming adults. Its a way to ensure a high rate of fitness.

1. Children can be put to work
2. Little or no social safety net means you need offspring able to take care of them in your old age. And the more you have, the more likely some will be willing and able to do it.
3. Higher infant mortality means you have to produce several spares to insure that some reach adulthood.

Whenever a country begins to leave Third World status, the birth rate goes down. Happens without exception, regardless of religious or cultural factors. People instinctively will not raise more children than are necessary.

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You'd think the opposite would be true considering that people with uncertain futures would be hesitant to continue having children based on cost alone.

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a) woman in developing countries have less access to birth control
b) woman in developing countries can be involved in a situation where a man demands sex regularly
c) they need kids to support them in old age due to no SS