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Calculated variable: Total count of children under 18 in household As of 2024, CHILDS_EXP has been calculated to only account for 0 to 6+ children in the household. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of CHILDS_EXP. The original CHILDS_EXP containing data in 2022 has been renamed CHILDS_EXP_22.
Number of children under 18 in household · Asked in 2 waves, 2022–2024 · 3,375 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,625 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,750 |
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.
| 67% |
| 14% |
| 10% |
| 6% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| 1625 |
| ±3 |
| White | 70% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1119 | ±4 |
| Black | 66% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 280 | ±8 |
| Other races | 57% | 19% | 12% | 9% | 1% | 2% | – | 194 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.