Q.7 In general, what would you think is the ideal number of children in a family?

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012345679total%n
total0.6%4.1%49.8%29.7%12.0%2.1%0.6%0.2%0.9%100.0%1,032
                         
genderMale0.8%4.3%48.2%31.1%11.1%2.3%0.6%0.4%1.0%100.0%485
Female0.4%3.8%51.2%28.5%12.8%2.0%0.5%-0.7%100.0%547
                         
age20-24yrs-1.8%56.4%32.7%5.5%1.8%0.9%-0.9%100.0%110
25-29yrs-3.6%63.6%20.9%9.1%0.9%--1.8%100.0%110
30-34yrs1.6%3.3%56.1%30.9%5.7%0.8%0.8%-0.8%100.0%123
35-39yrs-6.6%51.8%27.0%12.4%1.5%--0.7%100.0%137
40-44yrs-4.9%46.2%30.1%14.0%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.7%100.0%143
45-49yrs-4.7%43.8%35.9%13.3%0.8%0.8%-0.8%100.0%128
50-54yrs1.0%2.9%46.6%31.1%13.6%1.9%-1.0%1.9%100.0%103
55-59yrs1.2%3.7%37.8%35.4%15.9%6.1%---100.0%82
60-64yrs1.8%5.4%39.3%17.9%28.6%5.4%1.8%--100.0%56
65-69yrs2.5%2.5%47.5%32.5%10.0%5.0%---100.0%40
 
raceChinese0.6%4.4%50.6%30.6%10.9%1.5%0.3%-1.2%100.0%781
Malay0.8%3.3%33.6%27.9%24.6%5.7%2.5%1.6%-100.0%122
Indian3.1%68.0%21.6%4.1%2.1%1.0%--100.0%97
Others3.1%37.5%40.6%15.6%3.1%---100.0%32