P2: Number of children under 18 in house

Name: P2

Label: Number of children under 18 in house

Notes: Universe: All respondents. Constructed or imputed: Neither.

Question:

How many children younger than 18 live in this household?

Response Categories

CodeLabelFreq.%
1 435 36.2
2 478 39.8
3 205 17.1
4 62 5.2
5 12 1.0
6 6 0.5
Missing Data
99 2 0.2
Total1200100%

Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.

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Summary Statistics

  • total responses: 1200
  • valid: 1198
  • invalid: 2
  • minimum: 1.00
  • maximum: 6.00
  • mode: 2.00
  • mean: 1.96
  • median: 2.00
  • standard deviation: 0.95

Source

This variable was taken from: National Survey of Parents, 1999-2001. You may: