numkids
Details
Question 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.
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(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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for numkids.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | seven or more | don't know | no answer | skipped on web | not available in this year | Total |
| 1988 | 67 | 12 | 25 | 733 | 333 | 183 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 64 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1994 | 1547 | 9 | 34 | 783 | 295 | 159 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 125 | - | - | 2992 |
| 2012 | 672 | 12 | 32 | 637 | 355 | 118 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 24 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2022 | 2381 | 13 | 32 | 521 | 340 | 99 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 7 | 36 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 4667 | 46 | 123 | 2674 | 1323 | 559 | 92 | 37 | 32 | 182 | 220 | 36 | 0 | 9991 |