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1958: How many children are there under 18 years old in this family? 1960: How many children under 18 years old are there in this family? 1962: How many children under 18 are there in your family? 1964: How many children are there under 18 years old in this family? 1966: How many children are there under 18 years old in this family (household)? 1968: Are there any children under 18 years old in this family? (How many?)
Number of children in family · Asked in 17 waves, 1956–1998 · 26,681 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1992, 1996, 2002. Kept and flagged: 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Data 1978-2004 are from the household listing. For years 1958-1968 and 2008, these data are from questions in the demographic section of the interview. It is unknown how 1956 data were obtained. 1970 NOTE: The respondent was not asked how many children were in the household if R had no children of his/her own (or MD if had any). 1970 data are therefore not included. 1994 NOTE: R was asked if he/she had any children of his/her own; number of children in the household was not established. 1994 data are therefore not included. 2000 NOTE: same as 1994. 2002 NOTE: same as 1994. 2008 NOTE: same as 1994. 2012 NOTE: Same as 1994.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | None | One | Two | Three or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980041. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960048,V960049,V960050,V960051. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 395 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923079,V923080,V923081,V923082. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 1,124 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900030,V900031,V900032,V900033. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880092,V880093,V880094,V880095. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 2,040 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study Source variable: V860015,V860016,V860017,V860018. | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840071,V840072,V840073,V840074. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 64% |
| 16% |
| 13% |
| 7% |
| 1281 |
| ±3 |
| Democrats | 63% | 19% | 10% | 8% | 475 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 62% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 459 | ±5 |
| Republicans | 67% | 14% | 15% | 4% | 335 | ±6 |
ANES 1998 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2,257 |
| 2,257 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study Source variable: V820054,V820055,V820056,V820057. | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800044,V800045,V800046,V800047. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,614 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780039,V780040,V780041,V780042. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680147. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,557 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660194. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640189. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,571 |
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study Source variable: V620088. | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600125. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,164 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580177. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560178. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |