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What is ideal number of kids for family

Source: R/gss_vars_480.R
numkids.Rd

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 webnot available in this yearTotal
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
202223811332521340992686471736-3544
2024------------33093309
Total67066461232674132355992371822203236330975699

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