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answers, but by church attendance. Those who attend services more often prefer larger families than those who attend less often. The last couple of polls have revealed a rather unexpected divide: Younger Americans (ages 18 to 34) prefer larger families than do those who are older than 34 (Gallup Poll, June 26, 2007).
Marital Satisfaction. Sociologists have found that after the birth of a child marital satisfaction usually decreases (Claxton and Perry-Jenkins 2008; Simon 2008). To
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The average woman in the United States gives birth to two children. “Average” is made up of the extremes of zero children to the 18 of Michelle Duggar and her husband Jim Bob of Rogers, Arkansas. The couple is shown here after the birth of their 18th child. One child was not present when the photo was taken. As this book went to press, Mrs. Duggar was pregnant with her 19th child.
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FIGURE 10.4 The Number of Children Americans Think Are Ideal
Source: Gallup Poll, June 26, 2007.
