What is ideal number of kids for family

Source: R/gss_vars_480.R

numkids

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1281. 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.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap0123456don't knowno answerseven or moreskipped on webTotal
19721613-----------1613
19731504-----------1504
19741484-----------1484
19751490-----------1490
19761499-----------1499
19771530-----------1530
19781532-----------1532
19801468-----------1468
19821860-----------1860
19831599-----------1599
19841473-----------1473
19851534-----------1534
19861470-----------1470
19871819-----------1819
19886712257333331832615116412-1481
19891537-----------1537
19901372-----------1372
19911517-----------1517
19931606-----------1606
19941547934783295159174181251-2992
19962904-----------2904
19982832-----------2832
20002817-----------2817
20022765-----------2765
20042812-----------2812
20064510-----------4510
20082023-----------2023
20102044-----------2044
20126721232637355118231089242-1974
20142538-----------2538
20162867-----------2867
20182348-----------2348
20214032-----------4032
2022238113325213409926864717363544
Total6706646123267413235599237182220323672390

Values

  • 7 seven or more

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook