Birth expectations have been shown to be related to sexual activity,contraceptive employ, and fertility (1-3). While most U.
S. women believe that having two children is ideal (4), and this varies by sociodemographic characteristics. Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG),this report describes women's birth expectations, number of children expected, or when they expected their next child to be born. Data are shown by age,marital or cohabiting status, and number of children. Selected trends are also shown using NSFG data from 2002, or 2006-2010,2011-2013, and 2013-2015.
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