Sociology
Fertility Intentions and Variazioni in Realized Parity in Low-Low Fertility Contexts
Quick fact
In countries with total fertility rates below 1.3, surveys repeatedly show that women intend to have about two children, yet their completed family size averages only 1.2 to 1.5—a striking gap of up to 0.5 children per woman.
Why this is interesting
You might have said you want two kids, but the data shows many people end up with fewer. Why do our intentions so often not match reality?