Clicky re number of kids (everyone else, not you)

GuitaristsGirl · April 2012

Do you ever look around and think, "Scheeze, seems like everyone has x amount of kids these days?"

In your social circle, or at the grocery or the mall. . . what do you feel is the average number of children per family?

(Not based on statistics, obviously, but your perception of your community.)

I personally am noticing more and more families with a greater number of kids (3 instead of 2). . . but I wonder if, perhaps, that's because I'm looking for it Stick out tongue

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beebe929 · April 2012

I answered 2 for all our close friends. One family has 3. But in other situations like at church I think 3 is popular too.

krissyh21 · April 2012

Most of the people I know have either two or an extreme number of kids (talking 5 or more). NO ONE (except me) just has 1. I answered with two since that is the majority of people I know.

dundasgirl · April 2012

Most families around me have one or two. But I always notice the families who have 3 because I think if they can do it, why can't we??? LOL

schmoodle · April 2012

Almost everyone I know in my social circle and my or DH's family has 2. One friend has three and there were many people who seemed surprised that they would have a third. (I also often tease my mom that I'm an accident because I'm a 3rd child and I tell her I don't know any other (American) Jewish families with more than 2 kids).

At work, I'd say at least 75% of people have 2 kids, and the rest have 3 (or 1 but mostly just babies then and I assume they'll likely have a second).

I don't know anyone personally with more than 3 kids (not counting families I knew growing up, etc.).

hopecounts · April 2012

I voted 2 but that's mainly because most of our friends recently had #2 or are pregnant with #2 right now.

JillAly · April 2012

My friend and I just had this conversation. She lives in a very wealthy town in NJ. She said that there are so many families with 4 kids. It has become a status thing- basically saying "see- I have money becuase I can afford 4 kids". It's crazy! But then I noticed in my brother's town (also very weatlthy), so many people have 3 kids. I guess they're all Wall Street people because that will not be happening for me!

My friends in NYC all have 1 or 2 - it's not even about money. It's about space. 2 kids can share a room. 3 can't! Space is hard to come by in NYC.

alchris · April 2012

I could have asked the same question in the same way...but I don't have an answer. My head is saying it's probably 2, but I notice so many with 3! On my block everyone has 2, but it seems that everywhere else 3 is more the norm, at least it's felt that way in the last year. But it may be just my warped perception -- I truly don't know.

I didn't answer the poll because I stared at the answers and couldn't choose, but I would have answered if there were an answer for "It's probably 2, but it sure feels like 3." Ha!

kthappy76 · April 2012

DH always says that 3 is the new 2, though among our friends they have mostly 0-2 kids

sliz · April 2012

Seems like everyone in our church has 4-5 kids. We are Catholic. In my group of friends we have one and a couple of us are planning number 2. I think I could be done at 2 but DH wants 3.

ladychicago · April 2012

I am not sure how to answer. Here in the city, it is 1-2. But all the families we know in the suburbs are 3. But 3 kids in the city is really rare.

Among our close friends, we are pretty much the only ones with kids, period. Some are pregnant now.

mel72 · April 2012

I'd say it's 50/50 with 1 or 2.

queenbone · April 2012

kthappy76:
DH always says that 3 is the new 2, though among our friends they have mostly 0-2 kids

That is SO funny to me because I say this all the time!!

Almost everyone I know has at least 2 kids. So many have 3 and I know lots of families with 4 or more. Because of that I think it cancels out those with only one. Plus most of the families with only one child now plan to have more.

I'm hoping to be one team 3 myself

Jenny952 · April 2012

I voted for 3. It seems like a lot of people I know are having a 3rd or want to/ currently trying to have a 3rd.

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