 
<prompt> Ideal family size by number of living children | Mean ideal number of children | (Women, 0, 5.1) (Men, 0, 6.4) (Women, 1, 5.6) (Men, 1, 6) (Women, 2, 5.7) (Men, 2, 5.9) (Women, 3, 6.1) (Men, 3, 6.2) (Women, 4, 6.4) (Men, 4, 7.2) (Women, 5, 6.9) (Men, 5, 8.3) (Women, 6+, 8.1) (Men, 6+, 12.8) <response> Women who have no children consider 5.1 children to be ideal on average. On the other hand, women with six or more children consider 8.1 children to be ideal.  