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US Fertility Rate vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker
US Fertility Rate and US Annual Working Hours per Worker correlate at r = +0.87 over 75 years (1938–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.67. Holds up after detrending.
Verdict: Holds up after detrending. Statistically significant (p = < 0.0001) and the association survives trend removal (detrended r = 0.67). Correlation still isn't causation, but this one isn't an obvious artifact.
- Pearson r
- +0.87
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 75 (1938–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.80 to 0.91
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.67
Sources
- US Fertility Rate (children per woman): Our World in Data. US Fertility Rate (Our World in Data: Total fertility rate).
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).
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- US Fertility Rate vs US Birth Rate (r = +0.91)
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- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs US Infant Mortality (r = +0.89)
- US Fertility Rate vs US R&D Expenditure (r = -0.89)
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs Worldwide Major Earthquakes (M5+) (r = -0.89)
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs US Life Expectancy (r = -0.87)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.