Readers Have Two & One Person Households
The weekly polls conducted here aren’t scientific but nevertheless I often find the results interesting. The post introducing the poll last week contained information on the increasing trend toward single occupant households, I won’t rehash it again.
Here were the results:
Q: Including yourself, what is the size of your current household?
- Two 42 [31.11%]
- One 41 [30.37%]
- Four 22 [16.3%]
- Five+ 16 [11..85%]
- Three 14 [10.37%]
More than sixty-percent live in a one or two person household. No major conclusions here, I just find this stuff interesting. The fact that more than twice as many indicated they have four+ vs three is interesting. I guess once a couple has one kid another one (or two) is likely to follow?
— Steve Patterson
In my case the three-member household referred to roommates, not spouse/kids…
Assuming marriage at 25 and decreased fertility after 35, most kids will be born in a 10 year span, which is pretty small compared to an 80 year lifetime.
Multi-generational households are also a growing trend:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/03/real_estate/multi-generation-households/index.htm
Not surprised at double for four vs three, as in my case it was a matter of my wife and I desiring more than one child as well as the fact that we both grew up with sibling(s) and wouldn’t want it any other way in our household.