Abstract
The distribution of family sizes by age groups and social class is presented in the hope that it may be helpful to researchers who need this type of information. A sample of the British population with quota control for sex age and social class was interviewed between April and September 1972. Each person was asked his family size (the number of children born alive to his mother) and position in the family. Twins were excluded. The distribution of the family size in Britain was calculated from the family size distribution of the random sample on the assumption that the chance of at least 1 member of a particular family size being selected for the sample will be in proportion to the size of that family. To find the number of families of size 8 for example the number of respondents from size 8 families must be divided by 8. 3 shortcomings of this demographic method are listed: weighting factors an excess of women in the larger family sizes of the sample and the exclusion of twins. A table presenting the distr ibution of family sizes in Britain is included.
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