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Age of youngest child in family
Age of youngest child in household · Asked in 7 waves, 1956–1968 · 5,212 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: 9 'NA; no children'.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680149. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 752 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660195. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 620 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640190. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 834 |
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study Source variable: V620089. | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 654 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600126. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 607 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580178. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 783 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560179. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 962 |
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.
| Group | 1 - 1/2 years or less | Over 1 - 1/2 years up to and including 2 -1/2 years | Over 2 - 1/2 years up to and including 3 - 1/2 years | Over 3 - 1/2 years up to and including 4 - 1/2 years | Over 4 - 1/2 years up to and including 5 - 1/2 years | Over 5 - 1/2 years up to and including 10 - 1/2 years | Over 10 - 1/2 years up to and including 14- 1/2 years | Over 14 - 1/2 years up to 18 years | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 17% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 25% | 16% | 12% | 752 | ±4 | |
| Less than high school | 15% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 29% | 18% | 14% | 258 | ±6 | |
| High school | 16% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 23% | 16% | 12% | 292 | ±6 | |
| Some college | 25% | 8% | 13% | 10% | 2% | 19% | 11% | 13% | 104 | ±10 | |
| Bachelor's | 17% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 28% | 17% | 9% | 69 | ±12 | |
| Postgraduate † | 14% | 14% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 29% | 18% | 7% | 28 | ±19 |
ANES 1968 Time Series Study · US citizens of voting age (21+ in most states before 1972) 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.