The table represents the number of children born from 1981 to 2006 to women in their 40s, especially aged 40 to 44 living in Australia.
Column 1 depicts 4 years according to which relevant data is categorized under None, One child, Two Children, Three children and four or more children. It can be observed that 1981 maximum women had two children i. e. 29% following by four or more, three, none and one child having weightage of 27. 6, 27. 4, 8. 5, 7. 6 percent respectively. in the next five years by 1986 the preference for two children rose to 35. 6 percent making it the most favorable decision in that year and one child increased to 8. 7%.
In 1996 Women highly went with two children as it increased to 38. 2 percent on the contrary the desire for four or more children dropped 13. 1 percent. By 2006 wishes for two children kept on soaring to 38. 3 percent from 29 percent in 1981. Choice to have no child also boomed to 15. 9 percent making a gradual shift from 12. 8% in 1996. Within a decade the need to have one child also reached 13. 2% whereas for three children it dipped a little to 21. 5% from 24. 6% in 1996.
Overall, more and more women seeked to have two children during their 40s and least wishing to have 4 or more children.
The table represents the number of
children
born from 1981 to 2006 to
women
in their 40s,
especially
aged 40 to 44 living in Australia.
Column 1 depicts 4 years according to which relevant data
is categorized
under None, One
child
, Two
Children
, Three
children
and four or more
children
. It can
be observed
that 1981 maximum
women
had two
children
i. e.
29% following by four or more, three, none and one
child
having weightage of 27. 6, 27. 4, 8. 5, 7. 6
percent
respectively
.
in
the
next
five years by 1986 the preference for two
children
rose to 35. 6
percent
making it the most favorable decision in that year and one
child
increased to 8. 7%.
In 1996
Women
highly
went with
two
children
as it increased to 38. 2
percent
on the contrary
the desire for four or more
children
dropped 13. 1
percent
. By 2006 wishes for two
children
kept
on soaring to 38. 3
percent
from 29
percent
in 1981. Choice to have no
child
also
boomed to 15. 9
percent
making a gradual shift from 12. 8% in 1996. Within a decade the need to have one
child
also
reached 13. 2% whereas for three
children
it dipped a
little
to 21. 5% from 24. 6% in 1996.
Overall
, more and more
women
seeked
to have two
children
during their 40s and least wishing to have 4 or more
children
.