family size
Example Sentences
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Tunisian demographer Hassen Kassar said Tunisia's fertility drop was primarily the result of deep social changes, including the "modernisation of families" and urbanisation, which have reduced family size.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
It calculated payments based on the borrower’s income and family size, in some cases cutting monthly payments to zero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The change could be worth £75m to families in Northern Ireland, who are more likely to benefit from the change, with larger average family size than the rest of the UK.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
The analysis, adjusted for factors such as family size and local housing costs, finds that these 7 million Californians did not have the resources to meet their basic needs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
When the Western tide of settlement set in, people frequently went West in groups and occasionally whole communities moved, but the general rule was settlement by families on "family size" farms.
From The Farmer and His Community by Dwight Sanderson
