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Table 2 Women's and men's answers regarding future plans for family building

From: Swedish high school students' knowledge and attitudes regarding fertility and family building

Question

Women

(n 101)

Men

(n 146)

 

n (%)

n (%)

Do you want children in the future?

  

Yes

97 (97)

137 (95.1)

How many children do you want to have?

  

1

5 (5.4)

5 (3.9)

2

40 (43.5)

89 (69)

3

31 (33.7)

28 (21.7)

4

12 (13.1)

6 (4.7)

5 or more

4 (4.3)

1 (0.8)

At what age would you like to have your first child?

  

18-21 years

7 (7.7)

4 (3.1)

22-24 years

25 (27.5)

19 (14.8)

25-29 years

50 (55)

85 (65.9)

≥ 30 years

9 (9.9)

21 (16.3)

At what age would you like to have your last child?

  

23-29 years

20 (22.5)

25 (20.7)

30-34 years

34 (38.1)

53 (43.7)

35-39 years

27 (30.2)

34 (28.1)

≥ 40 years

8 (8.9)

9 (7.4)