With negative correlation existing between IQ & fertility rates, at what point do I and John Galt leave you all behind?

[Wetdreamz]

Now

Resistance is futile

[Anonymous]

Among a sample of women using birth control methods of comparable theoretical effectiveness, success rates were related to IQ, with the percentages of high, medium and low IQ women having unwanted births during a three-year interval being 3%, 8% and 11%, respectively. Since the effectiveness of many methods of birth control is directly correlated with proper usage, an alternative interpretation of the data would indicate lower IQ women were less likely to use birth control consistently and correctly. Another study found that after an unwanted pregnancy has occurred, higher IQ couples are more likely to obtain abortions; and unmarried teenage girls who become pregnant are found to be more likely to carry their babies to term if they are doing poorly in school.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_and_intelligence#:~:text=Vining%2C%20Jr.,and%20%E2%88%920.086%20for%20black%20women.

[Wetdreamz]

I don't accept wikipedia as a source.
Regardless of whether you look at the data and use the Avg iq per race and look at fertility, or you look at avg iq per social economic class or you look at developed as undeveloped countries, etc, you'll see in every case that iq and fertility rate are in fact negatively correlated.

[Opinion Owner]

All of the studies correlate IQ with birth rates. That is not the same thing as fertility.

I rarely accept wikipedia as a reliable source but this article is well written and well documented.

[Wetdreamz]

My fault for not adding the word 'rate' after fertility as I'm not talking about the someone's reproductive capabilities.

The use of the term fertility rate was intended

[Avicenna]

Better public policy could change that, e. g., greater availability and lower cost of child care.

[Anonymous]

Shouldn't this be in health or education section?

[strateguy632]

with higher fertility.

[QuietRunner]

John Galt has already left us behind

[Anonymous]

Never heard of the guy

[zagor]

Devolution.