The table chart illustrates how the proportion of
women
aged 40 to 44 years, by number of offspring, changed from 1981 to 2006 in Australia.
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Overall
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it is clear that
the figure for more than three Linking Words
children
declined considerably over time. Use synonyms
However
, the number of Linking Words
women
with no Use synonyms
children
or 1 to 2 Use synonyms
children
increased gradually, and Use synonyms
women
with two Use synonyms
children
were the most common.
In detail, Use synonyms
women
aged 40 to 44 years in Australia who had two Use synonyms
children
reached a high of 29 Use synonyms
percent
in 1981 and increased significantly to 35.6 Use synonyms
percent
by 1986. After that, the figure rose slightly to 38.3 Use synonyms
percent
by the end of the period. The proportions of Use synonyms
women
with no Use synonyms
children
or one child increased slowly from 8.5 Use synonyms
percent
and 7.6 Use synonyms
percent
to 15.9 Use synonyms
percent
and 13.2 Use synonyms
percent
, respectively.
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On the other hand
, the percentage of Linking Words
women
with four or more Use synonyms
children
was the second-highest at 27.6 Use synonyms
percent
in 1981. It decreased rapidly to 11 Use synonyms
percent
, the lowest level in 2006. Use synonyms
Women
with three Use synonyms
children
accounted for 27.4 Use synonyms
percent
in 1981 and fell gradually to 21.5 Use synonyms
percent
in 2006, but ranked second-highest.Use synonyms