R ideal number of children - follow-on version

chldpref_next

Source

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

Details

Question For you personally, what is the ideal number of children you would like to have or would have liked to have had? NOTE: This variable originates on the GSS Next follow-on, and should not be analyzed without the GSS Next-specific weights WTSSPS_NEXT or WTSSNRPS_NEXT

Values

[7] 7 or more
[8] as many as you want
[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(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

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	2024

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for chldpref_next.

Counts by year:

year	not available in this year	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7 or more	as many as you want	iap	skipped on web	Total
2024	-	127	85	432	203	100	31	15	12	58	2244	2	3309
Total	0	127	85	432	203	100	31	15	12	58	2244	2	3309