This statistic shows the results of a survey, taken among adult Americans at irregular intervals from 2003 to 2013, on the ideal number of children a family should have. In 2013, 48 percent of the respondents stated that for a family, 2 children would be ideal.
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Gallup. (September 25, 2013). What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273988/survey-on-the-ideal-number-of-children-for-a-family-to-have/
Gallup. "What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?." Chart. September 25, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273988/survey-on-the-ideal-number-of-children-for-a-family-to-have/
Gallup. (2013). What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273988/survey-on-the-ideal-number-of-children-for-a-family-to-have/
Gallup. "What Do You Think Is The Ideal Number of Children for a Family to Have?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273988/survey-on-the-ideal-number-of-children-for-a-family-to-have/
Gallup, What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273988/survey-on-the-ideal-number-of-children-for-a-family-to-have/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have? [Graph], Gallup, September 25, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273988/survey-on-the-ideal-number-of-children-for-a-family-to-have/