Fertility norms in USA: Difference between revisions

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Ideal family size

The data on ideal family size here is from the Gallup poll on ideal family size, first administered in 1936. The poll was administered after variable intervals (with the interval between successive administrations ranging from 1 to 5 years). Data are described on the Gallup website here and the full data can be downloaded here.

Full distribution

Year	0 children	1 child	2 children	3 children	4 children	5 children	6 or more children	No opinion	Mean	0-2 children	3 or more children
1936	0	0.02	0.32	0.32	0.22	0.07	0.03	0	3.6	0.34	0.64
1941	0	0.01	0.31	0.27	0.27	0.06	0.08	0	3.3	0.32	0.68
1945	0	0.01	0.22	0.28	0.31	0.09	0.09	0	3.3	0.23	0.77
1947	0	0.01	0.26	0.26	0.29	0.12	0	0.06	3.4	0.27	0.67
1953	0	0.01	0.28	0.3	0.29	0.07	0.05	0	3.3	0.29	0.71
1957	0.01	0.01	0.18	0.34	0.27	0.06	0.04	0.09	3.6	0.2	0.71
1962	0	0.01	0.16	0.24	0.33	0.06	0.07	0.13	3.3	0.17	0.7
1965	0	0.01	0.18	0.28	0.29	0.05	0.03	0.16	3.4	0.19	0.65
1966	0	0.01	0.18	0.27	0.27	0.04	0.03	0.2	3.3	0.19	0.61
1967	0	0	0.23	0.3	0.31	0.05	0.04	0.07	3.4	0.23	0.7
1971	0	0.01	0.38	0.28	0.19	0.03	0.02	0.1	2.9	0.39	0.52
1973	0.01	0.01	0.46	0.23	0.14	0.03	0.03	0.09	2.8	0.48	0.43
1974	0.01	0.02	0.46	0.22	0.14	0.02	0.03	0.1	2.8	0.49	0.41
1977	0.02	0.02	0.5	0.22	0.1	0.02	0.02	0.1	2.6	0.54	0.36
1978	0.02	0.02	0.49	0.23	0.13	0.02	0.01	0.08	2.6	0.53	0.39
1980	0.01	0.03	0.51	0.21	0.12	0.02	0.02	0.08	2.7	0.55	0.37
1980	0.03	0.02	0.55	0.2	0.09	0.01	0.02	0.08	2.5	0.6	0.32
1983	0.03	0.03	0.54	0.21	0.11	0.01	0.02	0.05	2.6	0.6	0.35
1985	0.02	0.04	0.56	0.21	0.08	0.01	0.02	0.06	2.5	0.62	0.32
1986	0.02	0.05	0.59	0.17	0.11	0	0	0.06	2.5	0.66	0.28
1987	0.01	0.03	0.56	0.22	0.09	0.02	0.01	0.06	2.6	0.6	0.34
1990	0.03	0.03	0.57	0.18	0.08	0.03	0	0.08	2.4	0.63	0.29
1996	0.02	0.03	0.57	0.21	0.07	0.04	0	0.06	2.4	0.62	0.32
1997	0.02	0.02	0.46	0.29	0.09	0.02	0.02	0.08	2.6	0.5	0.42
2001	0.01	0.02	0.49	0.27	0.09	0.01	0.01	0.11	2.6	0.52	0.38
2003	0.01	0.02	0.52	0.26	0.09	0.01	0.01	0.08	2.5	0.55	0.37
2004	0.01	0.03	0.49	0.26	0.09	0.01	0.02	0.09	2.6	0.53	0.38
2007	0.01	0.03	0.52	0.25	0.07	0.01	0.01	0.09	2.5	0.56	0.34
2011	0.01	0.04	0.53	0.23	0.08	0.01	0.01	0.09	2.5	0.58	0.33

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 The data on [[ideal family size]] here is from the Gallup poll on ideal family size, first administered in 1936. The poll was administered after variable intervals (with the interval between successive administrations ranging from 1 to 5 years). Data are described on the Gallup website [http://www.gallup.com/poll/148355/americans-preference-smaller-families-edges-higher.aspx here] and the full data can be downloaded [http://www.gallup.com/poll/File/148358/Ideal_Number_Children_110630.pdf here].
+===Full distribution===
+{| class="sortable" border="1"
+! Year || 0 children || 1 child || 2 children || 3 children || 4 children || 5 children || 6 or more children || No opinion || Mean || 0-2 children || 3 or more children
+|-
+| 1936 || 0 || 0.02 || 0.32 || 0.32 || 0.22 || 0.07 || 0.03 || 0 || 3.6 || 0.34 || 0.64
+|-
+| 1941 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.31 || 0.27 || 0.27 || 0.06 || 0.08 || 0 || 3.3 || 0.32 || 0.68
+|-
+| 1945 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.22 || 0.28 || 0.31 || 0.09 || 0.09 || 0 || 3.3 || 0.23 || 0.77
+|-
+| 1947 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.26 || 0.26 || 0.29 || 0.12 || 0 || 0.06 || 3.4 || 0.27 || 0.67
+|-
+| 1953 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.28 || 0.3 || 0.29 || 0.07 || 0.05 || 0 || 3.3 || 0.29 || 0.71
+|-
+| 1957 || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.18 || 0.34 || 0.27 || 0.06 || 0.04 || 0.09 || 3.6 || 0.2 || 0.71
+|-
+| 1962 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.16 || 0.24 || 0.33 || 0.06 || 0.07 || 0.13 || 3.3 || 0.17 || 0.7
+|-
+| 1965 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.18 || 0.28 || 0.29 || 0.05 || 0.03 || 0.16 || 3.4 || 0.19 || 0.65
+|-
+| 1966 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.18 || 0.27 || 0.27 || 0.04 || 0.03 || 0.2 || 3.3 || 0.19 || 0.61
+|-
+| 1967 || 0 || 0 || 0.23 || 0.3 || 0.31 || 0.05 || 0.04 || 0.07 || 3.4 || 0.23 || 0.7
+|-
+| 1971 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.38 || 0.28 || 0.19 || 0.03 || 0.02 || 0.1 || 2.9 || 0.39 || 0.52
+|-
+| 1973 || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.46 || 0.23 || 0.14 || 0.03 || 0.03 || 0.09 || 2.8 || 0.48 || 0.43
+|-
+| 1974 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.46 || 0.22 || 0.14 || 0.02 || 0.03 || 0.1 || 2.8 || 0.49 || 0.41
+|-
+| 1977 || 0.02 || 0.02 || 0.5 || 0.22 || 0.1 || 0.02 || 0.02 || 0.1 || 2.6 || 0.54 || 0.36
+|-
+| 1978 || 0.02 || 0.02 || 0.49 || 0.23 || 0.13 || 0.02 || 0.01 || 0.08 || 2.6 || 0.53 || 0.39
+|-
+| 1980 || 0.01 || 0.03 || 0.51 || 0.21 || 0.12 || 0.02 || 0.02 || 0.08 || 2.7 || 0.55 || 0.37
+|-
+| 1980 || 0.03 || 0.02 || 0.55 || 0.2 || 0.09 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.08 || 2.5 || 0.6 || 0.32
+|-
+| 1983 || 0.03 || 0.03 || 0.54 || 0.21 || 0.11 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.05 || 2.6 || 0.6 || 0.35
+|-
+| 1985 || 0.02 || 0.04 || 0.56 || 0.21 || 0.08 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.06 || 2.5 || 0.62 || 0.32
+|-
+| 1986 || 0.02 || 0.05 || 0.59 || 0.17 || 0.11 || 0 || 0 || 0.06 || 2.5 || 0.66 || 0.28
+|-
+| 1987 || 0.01 || 0.03 || 0.56 || 0.22 || 0.09 || 0.02 || 0.01 || 0.06 || 2.6 || 0.6 || 0.34
+|-
+| 1990 || 0.03 || 0.03 || 0.57 || 0.18 || 0.08 || 0.03 || 0 || 0.08 || 2.4 || 0.63 || 0.29
+|-
+| 1996 || 0.02 || 0.03 || 0.57 || 0.21 || 0.07 || 0.04 || 0 || 0.06 || 2.4 || 0.62 || 0.32
+|-
+| 1997 || 0.02 || 0.02 || 0.46 || 0.29 || 0.09 || 0.02 || 0.02 || 0.08 || 2.6 || 0.5 || 0.42
+|-
+| 2001 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.49 || 0.27 || 0.09 || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.11 || 2.6 || 0.52 || 0.38
+|-
+| 2003 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.52 || 0.26 || 0.09 || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.08 || 2.5 || 0.55 || 0.37
+|-
+| 2004 || 0.01 || 0.03 || 0.49 || 0.26 || 0.09 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.09 || 2.6 || 0.53 || 0.38
+|-
+| 2007 || 0.01 || 0.03 || 0.52 || 0.25 || 0.07 || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.09 || 2.5 || 0.56 || 0.34
+|-
+| 2011 || 0.01 || 0.04 || 0.53 || 0.23 || 0.08 || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.09 || 2.5 || 0.58 || 0.33
+|}