The table below presents the number of children ever born to women aged 40-44 years in Australia for each year the information was collected since 1981.
The table compares the percentage of children who were born by their mothers who were between 40 and 44 years old from 1981 to 2006 in Australia.
It is noticeable that percentages of none, one child and two children who were born gradually increased over the majority of years. In contrast, the trend for giving birth to more than three children decreased over the same period.
In 1981, giving birth to two children was most popular among parents ages 40-44, at 29%. This was followed by the percentage of three children, at 27.4%, and that of four or more children, at 27.6%. The least rates...
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Score: 7.5 out of 9
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