Editing Nuclear family (section)

== Influences upon family size ==
As a [[fertility factor (demography)|fertility factor]], single nuclear family households generally have a higher number of children than co-operative living arrangements, according to studies from both the [[Western world]]<ref name="balbo2013">{{cite journal|author1=Nicoletta Balbo|author2=Francesco C. Billari|author3=Melinda Mills|year=2013|title=Fertility in Advanced Societies: A Review of Research|journal=European Journal of Population|volume=29|issue=1|pages=1–38|doi=10.1007/s10680-012-9277-y|pmc=3576563|pmid=23440941}}</ref> and [[India]].<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Gandotra MM, Pandey D|year=1982|title=Differences in fertility and family planning practices by type of family|url=http://www.popline.org/node/396150|journal=Journal of Family Welfare|volume=29|issue=1|pages=29–40|access-date=2016-02-27|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018154129/http://www.popline.org/node/396150|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are studies that show a difference in the number of children wanted per household according to where the family lives, finding that families living in rural areas wanted to have more children than families living in urban areas. A study conducted in Japan between October 2011 and February 2012 further researched the influence of area of residence on mean desired number of children.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Matsumoto|first1=Yasuyo|last2=Yamabe|first2=Shingo|date=2013-01-30|title=Family size preference and factors affecting the fertility rate in Hyogo, Japan|journal=Reproductive Health|volume=10|pages=6|doi=10.1186/1742-4755-10-6|issn=1742-4755|pmc=3563619|pmid=23363875 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Researchers of the study in Japan came to the conclusion that the women living in rural areas with larger families were more likely to want more children, compared to women who lived in urban areas.