Slight underestimation

Submitted by Y Brandstetter MD (Israel), Jun 6, 2013 at 15:55

According to mr Ettinger, former consul to NY, the figure is 2.9 children per woman in the Jewish sector, up from 2.2 in 1995. In raw numbers 147K new births in the jewish sector, versus 37K in the Arab sector in 2012, which fertility has declined from 6.9 per woman to 3.5, and fast declining further as Arab women become more educated, more prosperous, and can count on Israeli police and courts for their human rights.

As a Pediatrician I can report that most of this increase is in the Jewish secular sector where 3-4-5 children per household where two parents are working, and grandparents helping out, has become the norm.

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