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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.
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 42% | 36% | 14% | 5% | 3% | 3024 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school |
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.
| 36% |
| 30% |
| 17% |
| 11% |
| 7% |
| 171 |
| ±8 |
| High school | 41% | 32% | 17% | 6% | 4% | 666 | ±4 |
| Some college | 43% | 34% | 15% | 5% | 4% | 735 | ±4 |
| Bachelor's | 45% | 38% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 884 | ±3 |
| Postgraduate | 40% | 47% | 11% | 2% | 1% | 568 | ±4 |
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.