Figure 5. Percent of women with biological children by age 46, by education and number of children
Education Number of children
0 1 2 3 4 or more

Total, up to age 46

16.9 16.4 35.9 20.1 10.7

Less than high school diploma

10.1 14.7 31.5 24.9 18.8

High school diploma, no college

12.2 18.2 38.7 20.4 10.7

Some college or associate's degree

16.2 17.9 35.0 21.3 9.6

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.7 13.5 35.2 16.4 8.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.