Natural selection against natural selection

Explore the number of children and the age when the first child is born in relation to population growth and evolution.

Written byRazib Khan
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I looked in the GSS on the number of children and age when first child born for evolution related questions. The number of children and age when first child is born should determine the rate of natural increase of a population (balanced with deaths).

# of children Age when first child born

Humans Evolved From Animals

Definitely True 1.4026.37

Probably True 1.7523.72

Probably Not True 1.8523.31

Definitely Not True 2.1223.00

Origin and Development of Man

God Created Man 2.1423.60

Man Has Evolved, But God Guided 1.5625.13

Man Has Evolved 1.6226.22

Human Beings Developed From Animals

True1.3925.68

False2.0923.04

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