Table 2.3.2.

Table 2.3.2. Family size preferences of women

(proportion of women)

Family size preferences	Number of children
Family size preferences	No children	One	Two	Three	Four	Five or more	Not sure	Total
Considering as an ideal	0	0.5	33.3	24.3	36.2	1.8	3.9	100.0
Desiring at marriage	0	3.4	41.4	20.2	8.9	1.2	24.9	100.0
Currently having children	8.1	18.6	43.8	24.4	4.0	1.1	0	100.0
Intending to have additional children	66.2	23.4	4.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	4.2	100.0

Figure 2.3.6. Average ideal, desired and actual number of children and additional wanted

(means)