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! EU-27 || 2.27 || 2.11 || 2.13 || 2.26 || 2.19 || 2.25 || 2.1 || 2.17 || 2.21 || 2.18
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===Ideal family size distribution for women===
This is a somewhat modified version of Table A.2.5 of the paper.
{| class="sortable" border="1"
! Country || No children || 1 child || 2 children || 3 or more children || No ideal || Don't know || Mean || Number of cases
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| Austria || 0.02 || 0.07 || 0.61 || 0.24 || 0.05 || 0 || 1.97 || 531
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| Belgium || 0.01 || 0.01 || 0.47 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.01 || 2.2 || 521
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| Bulgaria || 0.03 || 0.08 || 0.5 || 0.34 || 0.05 || 0 || 2.08 || 530
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| Cyprus || 0.02 || 0.08 || 0.64 || 0.19 || 0.05 || 0.02 || 2.5 || 258
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| Czech Rep. || 0.01 || 0.04 || 0.41 || 0.48 || 0.05 || 0.02 || 1.99 || 603
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| Denmark || 0.01 || 0.04 || 0.6 || 0.29 || 0.05 || 0.01 || 2.48 || 500
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| Estonia || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.32 || 0.42 || 0.2 || 0.04 || 2.59 || 601
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| Finland || 0.03 || 0.13 || 0.54 || 0.17 || 0.12 || 0.01 || 2.58 || 563
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| France || 0 || 0.05 || 0.59 || 0.24 || 0.1 || 0.01 || 2.33 || 608
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| Germany || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.52 || 0.24 || 0.17 || 0.02 || 2.12 || 821
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| Germany (East) || 0.03 || 0.13 || 0.49 || 0.16 || 0.16 || 0.02 || 2.08 || 319
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| Germany (West) || 0.03 || 0.16 || 0.59 || 0.15 || 0.06 || 0.01 || 2.13 || 502
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| Greece || 0.01 || 0.02 || 0.53 || 0.35 || 0.07 || 0.01 || 2.33 || 530
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| Hungary || 0.03 || 0.05 || 0.58 || 0.19 || 0.14 || 0.01 || 2.12 || 556
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| Ireland || 0.03 || 0.09 || 0.59 || 0.18 || 0.11 || 0 || 2.74 || 536
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| Italy || 0.01 || 0.03 || 0.53 || 0.22 || 0.2 || 0.01 || 2.01 || 587
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| Latvia || 0 || 0.01 || 0.38 || 0.32 || 0.28 || 0 || 2.45 || 552
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| Lithuania || 0 || 0.07 || 0.72 || 0.14 || 0.06 || 0.01 || 2.29 || 557
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| Luxembourg || 0 || 0.05 || 0.49 || 0.42 || 0.02 || 0.01 || 2.25 || 274
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| Malta || 0.01 || 0.13 || 0.62 || 0.13 || 0.09 || 0.01 || 1.94 || 310
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| Netherlands || 0 || 0.03 || 0.39 || 0.53 || 0.04 || 0.01 || 2.33 || 492
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| Poland || 0.02 || 0.11 || 0.62 || 0.23 || 0.01 || 0.02 || 2.27 || 625
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| Portugal || 0.01 || 0.06 || 0.46 || 0.44 || 0.02 || 0 || 1.98 || 546
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| Romania || 0.01 || 0.06 || 0.53 || 0.32 || 0.06 || 0.01 || 2.07 || 543
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| Slovakia || 0.02 || 0.17 || 0.58 || 0.14 || 0.07 || 0.01 || 2.17 || 566
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| Slovenia || 0.01 || 0.08 || 0.49 || 0.28 || 0.07 || 0.07 || 2.38 || 574
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| Spain || 0.01 || 0.11 || 0.63 || 0.13 || 0.07 || 0.04 || 2.11 || 522
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| Sweden || 0 || 0.11 || 0.58 || 0.22 || 0.06 || 0.03 || 2.41 || 501
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| United Kingdom || 0.01 || 0.04 || 0.53 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.02 || 2.32 || 747
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! EU-27 || 0.02 || 0.07 || 0.56 || 0.23 || 0.1 || 0.02 || 2.19 || 14554
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Revision as of 20:04, 28 February 2014

Results from the 2011 Eurobarometer survey

Data is taken from the tables at the end of this PDF. These are based on the 2011 Eurobarometer survey.

Mean ideal family size by gender, age, and country

This survey records the mean of people's answers to the question of what their ideal family size is.

Country 15-24 (women) 25-39 (women) 40-54 (women) 55+ (women) Total (women) 15-24 (men) 25-39 (men) 40-54 (men) 55+ (men) Total (men)
Austria 2.07 1.94 1.96 1.97 1.97 1.87 1.73 2.01 2.06 1.93
Belgium 2.31 2.13 2.2 2.19 2.2 2.22 2.17 2.19 2.13 2.17
Bulgaria 1.97 2.11 2 2.15 2.08 2.14 2.04 2.01 2.12 2.07
Cyprus 2.29 2.28 2.56 2.8 2.5 2.66 2.41 2.59 2.98 2.66
Czech Rep. 2.02 1.89 1.98 2.07 1.99 1.86 1.87 1.87 2.01 1.91
Denmark 2.53 2.48 2.43 2.49 2.48 2.38 2.33 2.35 2.46 2.39
Estonia 2.32 2.58 2.67 2.68 2.59 2.46 2.54 2.63 2.74 2.59
Finland 2.51 2.43 2.72 2.61 2.58 2.35 2.26 2.4 2.39 2.36
France 2.34 2.33 2.28 2.34 2.33 2.5 2.25 2.22 2.35 2.32
Germany 2.23 1.96 2.05 2.2 2.12 2.3 2 2.1 2.11 2.11
Germany (East) 2.26 1.91 1.93 2.19 2.08 2.45 1.94 1.94 2.07 2.05
Germany (West) 2.22 1.98 2.09 2.2 2.13 2.26 2.02 2.15 2.12 2.13
Greece 2.23 2.28 2.27 2.44 2.33 2.23 2.13 2.39 2.44 2.3
Hungary 2.19 1.99 2.12 2.19 2.12 2.2 2.15 2.08 2.28 2.18
Ireland 2.81 2.65 2.62 2.91 2.74 2.67 2.53 2.52 2.87 2.63
Italy 1.99 1.93 1.93 2.12 2.01 2.08 1.92 2.1 2.1 2.05
Latvia 2.36 2.42 2.38 2.61 2.45 2.41 2.5 2.44 2.62 2.49
Lithuania 2.21 2.24 2.15 2.47 2.29 2.28 2.26 2.38 2.48 2.35
Luxembourg 2.51 2.24 2.11 2.25 2.25 2.11 2.13 2.07 2.13 2.11
Malta 1.96 1.81 1.96 2.02 1.94 1.99 1.84 1.81 2 1.91
Netherlands 2.41 2.22 2.28 2.41 2.33 2.17 2.17 2.28 2.31 2.25
Poland 2.22 2.06 2.23 2.48 2.27 2.32 2.21 2.21 2.25 2.24
Portugal 1.96 1.95 1.98 2.02 1.98 1.94 1.99 1.91 2.11 2
Romania 2 1.96 1.94 2.29 2.07 2 1.99 2.01 2.18 2.05
Slovakia 2.15 2.08 2.08 2.33 2.17 1.94 1.88 1.98 2.26 2.01
Slovenia 2.38 2.38 2.31 2.42 2.38 2.43 2.52 2.32 2.38 2.41
Spain 2.18 2.07 2.04 2.17 2.11 1.94 1.98 2.14 2.11 2.06
Sweden 2.6 2.27 2.46 2.41 2.41 2.45 2.26 2.36 2.4 2.37
United Kingdom 2.68 2.3 2.23 2.22 2.32 2.51 2.25 2.31 2.24 2.3
EU-27 2.27 2.11 2.13 2.26 2.19 2.25 2.1 2.17 2.21 2.18

Ideal family size distribution for women

This is a somewhat modified version of Table A.2.5 of the paper.

Country No children 1 child 2 children 3 or more children No ideal Don't know Mean Number of cases
Austria 0.02 0.07 0.61 0.24 0.05 0 1.97 531
Belgium 0.01 0.01 0.47 0.4 0.1 0.01 2.2 521
Bulgaria 0.03 0.08 0.5 0.34 0.05 0 2.08 530
Cyprus 0.02 0.08 0.64 0.19 0.05 0.02 2.5 258
Czech Rep. 0.01 0.04 0.41 0.48 0.05 0.02 1.99 603
Denmark 0.01 0.04 0.6 0.29 0.05 0.01 2.48 500
Estonia 0.01 0.02 0.32 0.42 0.2 0.04 2.59 601
Finland 0.03 0.13 0.54 0.17 0.12 0.01 2.58 563
France 0 0.05 0.59 0.24 0.1 0.01 2.33 608
Germany 0.01 0.02 0.52 0.24 0.17 0.02 2.12 821
Germany (East) 0.03 0.13 0.49 0.16 0.16 0.02 2.08 319
Germany (West) 0.03 0.16 0.59 0.15 0.06 0.01 2.13 502
Greece 0.01 0.02 0.53 0.35 0.07 0.01 2.33 530
Hungary 0.03 0.05 0.58 0.19 0.14 0.01 2.12 556
Ireland 0.03 0.09 0.59 0.18 0.11 0 2.74 536
Italy 0.01 0.03 0.53 0.22 0.2 0.01 2.01 587
Latvia 0 0.01 0.38 0.32 0.28 0 2.45 552
Lithuania 0 0.07 0.72 0.14 0.06 0.01 2.29 557
Luxembourg 0 0.05 0.49 0.42 0.02 0.01 2.25 274
Malta 0.01 0.13 0.62 0.13 0.09 0.01 1.94 310
Netherlands 0 0.03 0.39 0.53 0.04 0.01 2.33 492
Poland 0.02 0.11 0.62 0.23 0.01 0.02 2.27 625
Portugal 0.01 0.06 0.46 0.44 0.02 0 1.98 546
Romania 0.01 0.06 0.53 0.32 0.06 0.01 2.07 543
Slovakia 0.02 0.17 0.58 0.14 0.07 0.01 2.17 566
Slovenia 0.01 0.08 0.49 0.28 0.07 0.07 2.38 574
Spain 0.01 0.11 0.63 0.13 0.07 0.04 2.11 522
Sweden 0 0.11 0.58 0.22 0.06 0.03 2.41 501
United Kingdom 0.01 0.04 0.53 0.3 0.1 0.02 2.32 747
EU-27 0.02 0.07 0.56 0.23 0.1 0.02 2.19 14554
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