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For example, the average completed family size for women born in 1969, and reaching age 45 in 2014, was 1.91 children per woman. This compares with their mothers' generation – represented by women born in 1942 – who, on average, had 2.29 children.
However, two children was the most common family size for women born in both 1942 and 1969.
Elsewhere, the level of childlessness among women born in 1969 (18%) is higher than for women born in 1942 (11%). One in 10 women born in 1969 had four or more children; this compares with around one in six women born in 1942.
Meanwhile, women born in 1984 – the most recent cohort to reach the age of 30 – have had slightly fewer children on average (1.02) by their 30th birthday, compared with women born in 1969 who had 1.12 children by the same age.
(JP)
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Women In 40s Having Less Children Than Their Mothers
New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that women in their 40s are today having less children, than women from the previous generation.For example, the average completed family size for women born in 1969, and reaching age 45 in 2014, was 1.91 children per woman. This compares with their mothers' generation – represented by women born in 1942 – who, on average, had 2.29 children.
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However, two children was the most common family size for women born in both 1942 and 1969.
Elsewhere, the level of childlessness among women born in 1969 (18%) is higher than for women born in 1942 (11%). One in 10 women born in 1969 had four or more children; this compares with around one in six women born in 1942.
Meanwhile, women born in 1984 – the most recent cohort to reach the age of 30 – have had slightly fewer children on average (1.02) by their 30th birthday, compared with women born in 1969 who had 1.12 children by the same age.
(JP)
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