Statistics Number of children N Valid 1460 Missing 3 Mean 1.88 Median 2.00 Mode 0 Std. Deviation 1.673 Range 8 Number of children Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Valid 0 405 27.7 27.7 27.7 1 215 14.7 14.7 42.5 2 387 26.5 26.5 69.0 3 249 17.0 17.1 86.0 4 105 7.2 7.2 93.2 5 45 3.1 3.1 96.3 6 29 2.0 2.0 98.3 7 15 1.0 1.0 99.3 EIGHT OR MORE 10 .7 .7 100.0 Total 1460 99.8 100.0 Missing DK NA 3 .2 Total 1463 100.0 In a variable summary, please report the number (valid) of respondents, the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio), and the most appropriate measure of central tendency (MCT). For interval-ratio variables report the mean and the median. If a difference between them is small, the most appropriate MCT (for describing an average respondent) is the mean. If the difference is big, use the median as the MCT for describing an average/median respondent. Also, always include standard deviation when describing interval-ratio variable. Standard deviation should be reported next to the mean, in the same units as the mean and with the same precision as the mean (same number of decimals after the point)