Baby dearth

The baby dearth refers to the birth dearth in the statistical birthrate between 1954 and 1976. Persons born during the various years in this period have been regarded as being members of the Babyboom generation, Generation Jones, Baby Busters, Generation X, MTV Generation or even Generation Y. However, it most closely corresponds to Generation Jones and the Baby Bust, beginning at the same time as both but ending later than either.

Starting in 1977, the birth rate started to dramatically rise, hence signaling the end of the baby dearth, and also perhaps that of bona fide Generation X.

Sources

• ^ CDC report- Table 1-1. Live Births, Birth Rates, and Fertility Rates, by Race: United States,
• Klauke, A. (2000) Coping with Changing Demographics An analysis of the effect of changing demographic patterns on school enrollments and education.
• Meredith, G., Schewe, C., and Haim, A. (2002), Managing by defining moments: Innovative strategies for motivating 5 very different generational cohorts, Hungry Minds Inc., New York, 2002, ISBN 0-7645-5412-3