Year: 1994
Module: Gender_and_Family_Roles
Variable: IDLNCHLD
Question: All in all, what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?
Index
to tables on this page
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%
of
people of different ages
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%
of
people of different religions.
Overall
Results |
% |
None | 0 |
One | 1 |
Two | 42 |
Three | 25 |
Four | 20 |
Five | 2 |
Six or more | 2 |
Don't know | 2 |
Not Answered | 5 |
Results
for men and women |
%
|
| Male | Female |
None |
0 |
0 |
One |
1 |
1 |
Two |
43 |
42 |
Three |
26 |
24 |
Four |
18 |
23 |
Five |
2 |
2 |
Six or more |
2 |
2 |
Don't know |
2 |
2 |
Not answered |
5 |
5 |
Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
None |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
One |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Two |
38 |
50 |
48 |
46 |
32 |
35 |
Three |
31 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
25 |
22 |
Four |
21 |
15 |
18 |
20 |
28 |
25 |
Five |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Six or more |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
Don't know |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Not answered |
4 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
None |
0 |
0 |
0 |
One |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Two |
23 |
53 |
48 |
Three |
25 |
25 |
30 |
Four |
34 |
14 |
11 |
Five |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Six or more |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Don't know |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Not answered |
5 |
4 |
8 |
|