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Adam Griffin
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« on: April 03, 2007, 06:41:42 AM »



Apparently people in the East don't reproduce.
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2007, 11:17:36 AM »



Apparently people in the East don't reproduce.

Excellent post!

What we need at the forum is more "light" (information) and less "cursing the darkness"(ad hominem attacks).

Keep up the good work.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 11:56:02 AM »

lol Mormons.  like rabbits.  I'm interested to know what the definition of family is for the purposes of this map.  Is a family considered to be any married couple or is a family considered to be only households with children?
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 12:44:32 PM »

I'm suprised the Catholic Northeast doesn't have a higher average.
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2007, 12:44:55 PM »

I'm going to assume that children born through incest are not counted here.
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 02:01:32 PM »

I'm suprised the Catholic Northeast doesn't have a higher average.

Because we all know Northeastern Catholics actually do what their church says usually.
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 02:22:10 PM »

Interesting how West Virginia is (besides Florida?) the lowest.  Not quite the stereotype attributed to it.
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2007, 02:33:42 PM »

This map doesn't have anything to do with reproduction; at least not directly.
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2007, 02:33:44 PM »

Interesting how West Virginia is (besides Florida?) the lowest.  Not quite the stereotype attributed to it.

Hence my comment. Wink
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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2007, 02:38:41 PM »

This map doesn't have anything to do with reproduction; at least not directly.

That's true.  There's another obvious correlation here (see Florida).  Arizona must be rather polarized on that note to be colored so darkly.
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2007, 05:31:10 PM »

For clarification, this is in reference to all married couples. Obviously nobody can have 0.8 of a kid (and expect it not to be fun of in school).
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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2007, 07:02:22 PM »

The reason that the Northeast and West Virginia have less children is because their populations are older.  50 years ago, West Virginia was probably up there towards the top, but children have been leaving WV for a long time leaving only the older people behind.  They have the highest median age in the country and there are more 50-60 year olds than 0-10 year olds... so there are a lot of older couples that no longer have children living with them that skew the results.

In Utah, the opposite is true.  The population is younger in general and on top of that, they have many more children than the rest of the country.

If you look at the fertility rate (number of children born to a woman in her life time), you'd see a different kind of map.  The upper midwest and the Northeast would likely have the lowest fertility rates while the south and southwest would have higher rates (where there are more hispanics, who tend to have more children).
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« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2007, 07:16:50 PM »



Here are fertility rates by state which is calculated by number of children born per 1000 women of childbearing age in 2004.

Lightest pink:  51-55, 56-60, 61-65 to 75-80 and then darkest maroon is 90-95.  (Damn it, Utah!)
Vermont was lowest at 51.8
Utah was highest at 92.8

Generally the south, west, and plains had the highest rates while the Great Lakes and New England had the lowest rates.
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« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2007, 08:16:52 PM »

lol Mormons.  like rabbits.  I'm interested to know what the definition of family is for the purposes of this map.  Is a family considered to be any married couple or is a family considered to be only households with children?

I heard that they originally imported Mormons to Utah, and they overpopulated and ate the native american's crops.  So then they introduced myxomatosis to the Utah population and it killed 90% of them.  We now have mostly second wave Mormons.
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« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2007, 12:00:24 AM »

Let's diverge a little:

Dropout Rate by State:

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« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2007, 12:02:32 AM »

Let's diverge a little:

Dropout Rate by State:



Indiana and Arizona?  Those aren't the states I'd expect to be the two worst in this category, to say the least.
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2007, 12:06:32 AM »

I know, right? Arizona was at 10.9% I believe and Indiana at 14%. These are 2001 figures, BTW.
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« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2007, 12:21:53 AM »

Better yet:

Median income 2004-2005 per family by state:

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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2007, 12:42:59 AM »

Percent of High School Graduates by State:



**Note**: The first map depicting dropout rates reflect students who voluntarily withdraw themselves. This map reflects the total number of students who remain in school and go on to graduate, so with this, it is able for a state to have both a higher than average graduation and dropout rate.
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« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2007, 12:47:42 AM »

Percent of High School Graduates by State:



**Note**: The first map depicting dropout rates reflect students who voluntarily withdraw themselves. This map reflects the total number of students who remain in school and go on to graduate, so with this, it is able for a state to have both a higher than average graduation and dropout rate.

Ah, Mississippi and West Virginia.  Now we're back to where I expected things to be. Wink
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« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2007, 12:57:21 AM »

LOL.

Percent of Population with Bachelor's Degree by State:



Lowest: WV (14.8%)
Highest: DC (39.1%)
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« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2007, 01:05:34 AM »

LOL.

Percent of Population with Bachelor's Degree by State:



Lowest: WV (14.8%)
Highest: DC (39.1%)

I'm surprised Washington isn't darker red there.  Must be those jerks in Eastern Washington pulling everyone else down... Tongue
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« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2007, 01:07:39 AM »

Average Commute Time to Work by State:

(God I need to stop.)

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« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2007, 01:19:40 AM »

Percent of Caucasians by State:



Lowest: HI (23.5%)
Highest: ME (96.0%)
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« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2007, 01:44:15 AM »

Percent of Disabled Persons by State:



The West apparently does not like the Special Olympics.

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