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All in all, what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have? Please just write a number in the box below.
Ideal number of children for a family · Asked in 4 waves, 1988–2022 · 5,324 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Coded values: 7 means “seven or more”.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,163 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,302 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 1,445 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,414 |