Q.7 In general, what would you think is the ideal number of children for a family?
| (Record number) |
| 99 Don't know |
|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 99 | total% | n
|
| total | | 15.2% | 73.2% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | - | 0.1% | 3.9% | 100.0% | 2002
|
| gender | Male | 14.1% | 73.9% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.1% | - | 3.2% | 100.0% | 782
|
| Female | 16.0% | 72.7% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% | - | 0.2% | 4.4% | 100.0% | 1220
|
| age | 18 - 19 years | 17.9% | 73.9% | 3.7% | - | - | - | - | - | 4.5% | 100.0% | 134
|
| 20 - 24 years | 17.2% | 72.2% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 0.3% | - | - | - | 4.9% | 100.0% | 309
|
| 25 - 29 years | 15.1% | 75.4% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | - | - | 0.4% | 3.9% | 100.0% | 285
|
| 30 - 34 years | 18.0% | 70.0% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1.5% | - | - | 0.4% | 3.7% | 100.0% | 267
|
| 35 - 39 years | 16.7% | 74.0% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | - | - | - | 3.0% | 100.0% | 269
|
| 40 - 44 years | 16.4% | 71.6% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | - | - | - | 4.0% | 100.0% | 201
|
| 45 - 49 years | 12.4% | 78.9% | 5.0% | 0.6% | - | 0.6% | - | - | 2.5% | 100.0% | 161
|
| 50 - 54 years | 9.6% | 75.0% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | - | - | 5.9% | 100.0% | 136
|
| 55 - 59 years | 13.1% | 70.2% | 14.3% | - | - | - | 1.2% | - | 1.2% | 100.0% | 84
|
| 60 - 64 years | 10.8% | 68.8% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 1.1% | - | - | 6.5% | 100.0% | 93
|
| 65 - 69 years | 7.9% | 73.0% | 6.3% | 4.8% | - | 4.8% | - | - | 3.2% | 100.0% | 63
|
| cent | Mumbai | 20.8% | 73.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | - | - | - | - | 1.2% | 100.0% | 250
|
| Delhi | 7.6% | 78.4% | 9.2% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 0.4% | - | - | - | 100.0% | 250
|
| Kolkata | 12.9% | 83.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% | - | - | - | - | 1.3% | 100.0% | 225
|
| Chennai | 16.9% | 73.8% | 4.4% | 2.2% | - | - | - | - | 2.7% | 100.0% | 225
|
| Bangalore | 21.8% | 75.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0% | 225
|
| Hyderabad | 3.6% | 56.4% | 10.7% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | - | - | 20.4% | 100.0% | 225
|
| Ahmedabad | 39.1% | 59.6% | 0.9% | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4% | 100.0% | 225
|
| Pune | 9.5% | 73.8% | 4.0% | - | - | - | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10.3% | 100.0% | 126
|
| Ludhiana | 6.3% | 85.7% | 6.3% | 0.8% | - | - | - | - | 0.8% | 100.0% | 126
|
| Kochi | 1.6% | 80.0% | 10.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% | - | - | - | 4.8% | 100.0% | 125
|