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Do you expect to have any (more) children? B. How many (more) in the next five years?
Number of children expected in the next five years · Asked in 8 waves, 1972–1983 · 2,762 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 | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 382 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 462 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 356 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 338 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 304 |
| General Social Survey 1975 | 1975-02-28 to 1975-05-15 | face to face | 1,490 | 312 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 298 |
| General Social Survey 1972 | 1972 | face to face | 1,613 | 310 |
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.
| 17% |
| 50% |
| 29% |
| 4% |
| 1% |
| – |
| 382 |
| ±7 |
| Democrats | 16% | 56% | 24% | 3% | – | – | 131 | ±11 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 19% | 51% | 23% | 4% | 2% | – | 157 | ±11 |
| Republicans | 14% | 36% | 47% | 4% | – | – | 89 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 1983 · 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.