Demographic Poll concerning family size:

[rgbecker]

Which best describes you and your family?

20 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	I was born between 1925 and 1945 and have less than 5 (First) cousins.
	1 (5%)
	I was born between 1925 and 1945 and have between 5 and 15 (First) cousins.
	1 (5%)
	I was born between 1925 and 1945 and have more than 15 and (First) cousins.
	0 (0%)
	I was born between 1945 and 1965 and have less than 5 (First) cousins.
	1 (5%)
	I was born between 1945 and 1965 and have between 5 and 15 (First) cousins.
	6 (30%)
	I was born between 1945 and 1965 and have more than 15 (First) cousins.
	3 (15%)
	I was born between 1965 and 1985 and have less than 5 (First) cousins.
	1 (5%)
	I was born between 1965 and 1985 and have between 5 and 15 (First) cousins.
	2 (10%)
	I was born between 1965 and 1985 and have more than 15 (First) cousins.
	5 (25%)
	If born after 1985, please post how many (First) cousins you have. Thanks.
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[rogerashton]

1. But two are adoptive.

Nicest of the bunch, actually.

[shenmue]

2. I'm related to about 1/4 of Camden County

[petronius]

3. I assume you mean first cousins with no 'removes,' right?

Because that might change my answer...

[rgbecker]

5. No Removes!

Looking for number of kids your parents' brothers and sisters had.

Thanks.

[haikugal]

4. Born in 1947

I have 30 first cousins on one side 3 on the other, of myself and two sisters there are 2 children and no grandchildren. I couldn't tell you how many 2nd cousins I have.

[femmocrat]

6. I had nine aunts and eight uncles, so LOTS of cousins!

And they have all scattered to the four winds...... Not in touch with any of them anymore.

[minivan2]

7. Born after 85

Have 11 first cousins, I'm Italian what do you expect.

[LWolf]

8. Other: I was born in 1960, and

I don't know how many first cousins I might have.

My mother was an only child, and I was her only child. She raised me. No first cousins there. My father had one brother, and I know that brother had a few kids, but I never met them. I never met that "uncle," don't know his name, nor his kids' names, so I can't really say how many cousins I might have.

I know I've got 3 deceased half brothers, and a half-brother and half-sister from my father who aren't interested in connecting. I know my father spawned one other child put up for adoption at the same time I was born. I know he left me 3 step-siblings when he died, but I have not seen nor spoken to them since 1976.

My FAMILY includes my mother, my sons and their SOs, and my grandson. There is no extended family, regardless of any shared dna.

Why?

[rgbecker]

11. Trying to prove or not the theory that more recent families are smaller.

Would like to get about 100 responses before I draw any conclusions.

First cousins would include only your uncles' kids which sounds like less than 5...but if you don't know, you don't know.

[vi5]

14. Isn't there any kind of data/demographic proof of that?

I would think so as well. I kind of have always taken it as more or less fact that this was the case that families of the past generation or two are smaller. The only families I know of my generation (I'm 45) or younger who have more than 3 kids are usually extremely religious. And even 3 is not the 'norm' among people I know. Most are 2 kids and done.

[KMOD]

16. My mother probably had over 50 cousins,

I have 30 cousins, my children have 2 cousins.

[bravenak]

9. My grandmother on my mom's side had ten kids.

On my dad's five. I know of many cousins. One cousin has 8.
I just got up to about 50 and stopped counting. I have many more. My granddad had several families. Even one in Mexico. I have no idea how many cousins I have. Too many.

[kydo]

10. So why the poll? Are you gonna kill my cousins?

They aren't that bad, only a few became wing nutters.

[rgbecker]

12. See my response #11 above.

Thanks for the help.

[meow2u3]

13. I was born in 1960 and have 5 first cousins

One has since passed away, four surviving.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. I don't have any idea how many first cousins I have now

Some of my aunts got married after I lost contact with them and I know they had kids, but I don't know how many.

My mother was one of nine children. At the time I lost track of the family, I was only eight or nine. At that time, I can think of about eight or nine cousins on that side. I had six cousins on my dad's side. On my stepmother's side, there were also six, but I don't know if we're counting those since they aren't "blood relatives."

I was born in 1946.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. seems like you have st least 15

[Blue_In_AK]

25. That's what I thought,

which is how I responded to the poll. I'm sure I have a lot more. I've actually connected on FB with a cousin I didn't know I had, the son of my favorite uncle who was single when I was a child. It's been good to somewhat reconnect with a part of my family I thought I had lost forever.

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. interesting survey

[rgbecker]

20. I'm shamelessly kicking this up. I'd like 100 responses to the poll.

[uppityperson]

22. 16+7=23. My child has 8.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. kick

[Aerows]

19. I'm Irish.

Not really surprising LOL.

[Agschmid]

21. The last category and 10 first cousins.

6 from one family.

[cyberswede]

24. 29

17 on one side & 12 on the other.

My kids have 24.

[HockeyMom]

26. Only Child (by choice) born in 1948 with 5 first cousins

Two from my Dad's (brother and sister) family and three from my Mom"s (brother) family.

[sakabatou]

27. Born in '87. I don't know how many first cousins I have.

[Freddie]

29. Born 1956, 4 first cousins

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My family was neat and symetrical: my parents had 2 kids. My mom's one sibling (sister) had 2 kids. My dad's one sibling (brother) had 2 kids. 6 of us.
Next generation not so much. Cousins on moms side, neither had kids. I have 2 kids, my brother has 1. Cousins on dad's side, 1 has 2 kids, the other has 2 step kids but none of her own.

[Jamastiene]

30. I have at least one too many cousins, but

that's because of how she talked about my cat, who happened to be the sweetest cat in the world. Everyone else that ever met him liked him and he was always friendly. She kept calling him "the cat" in a really nasty tone of voice and made a crack about me bringing him back for being sick. Well, less than 36 hours after her last rude ass comment about me bringing him back to the vet who kept telling me everything was fine and dandy, they called me and said he needed to be put to sleep because he had too few red blood cells left.

I wouldn't piss on that cousin if she was on fire. She made me wish psychotic things about her when I was going to be neutral toward her. Those wishes still stand, for the record. So, I have too many cousins. I like most of the rest, except I don't like the oldest boy either because he poked a hole in my Stretch Armstrong action figure and I got a beating for kicking his ass for it. He needed his ass kicked. I kicked his ass again after getting my beating because he rat finked on me for kicking his ass the first time. He needed double his ass kicked for that shit. Fucking wimp went to West Point, joined some part of the military, but then got a medical discharge for being "allergic" to the cold weather wherever the hell he was stationed. I hope he got his ass kicked a few more times while he was in it too, because I don't like him either. I like his younger brother and I like the older sisters of the cousin that works at the vet's office, just not them.

[Liberal_in_LA]

31. kick