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How many children do you have who are under age 18 and currently live with you?
Number of children under 18 living at home · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 8,464 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of L0C first asked in 2023: wording or answer options differ from shed:L0C.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 42% | 36% | 14% | 5% | 3% | 3024 | ±2 | |
| 18–29 |
| 47% |
| 31% |
| 12% |
| 7% |
| 3% |
| 407 |
| ±5 |
| 30–44 | 32% | 41% | 18% | 6% | 4% | 1648 | ±3 |
| 45–64 | 58% | 31% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 922 | ±3 |
| 65+ † | 57% | 30% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 47 | ±15 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. 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.