| Subject Code | Description | Keywords / References | Nr of findings |
| C3 | CHILDREN: HAVING (parental status) | having children, family of procreation, parental status, being a parent, | 1 |
| See also F2.1 Family career (family life-cycle) | 14 | ||
| C3.1 | Parental career | 3 | |
| C3.1.1 | Ever had children (vs not) | infertility, earlier presence of children, being a mother or not, own procreation | 10 |
| C3.1.2 | Change in parental status | events in familymarriage, change in presence of children, pregnancy | 4 |
| See also Main subject: L6 LIFE EVENTS | |||
| C3.1.2.1 | Age at birth of first child | 1 | |
| See also L8.1 Earlier life (antecedents of happiness) | 7 | ||
| C3.1.2.2 | Birth of children | recent birth of child, children, own children, adoption, | 7 |
| C3.1.2.3 | Leaving home of children (empty nest) | leaving of children, | 7 |
| See also F2.1 Family career (family life-cycle) | 14 | ||
| C3.1.2.4 | Death of children | death of intimates, , death of child | 4 |
| See also L6.2.2.1 Death of an intimate | 10 | ||
| C3.1.4 | Later children | later presence of children | 1 |
| C3.1.4.1 | Expects to get children later | 0 | |
| See also Main subject: C2 CHILDREN: WANT FOR (Parental aspirations) | |||
| C3.1.4.2 | Actually got children later (follow-up) | 3 | |
| C3.2 | Current parental status | 36 | |
| See also F2.2.1 Single parent | 8 | ||
| See also N2.1.1.2.7 Trend happiness in parents | 0 | ||
| C3.2.1 | Number of children | size of family, | 77 |
| C3.2.2 | Children in the household | family living, | 71 |
| See also Main subject: H12 HOUSEHOLD: COMPOSITION | |||
| C3.2.3 | Non-biological children | adoption, steph-family, having an adoption child, | 2 |
| See also F1.3.3 Non-biological child | 5 | ||
| C3.2.3.1 | Adoptive children | adoptive children, | 0 |
| C3.2.3.2 | Foster children | foster children, | 0 |
| C3.2.3.3 | Step children | step children, having a step child, | 3 |
| C3.4 | Time trend of happiness of parents and childless | 0 | |
| See also N2.1.1.2.2 Trend in special publics | 13 | ||
| C3.5 | Attitude to having children | adjustment to parenthood, attitudes to one's children, to having children | 3 |
| See also C4.3 Attitudes to characteristics of one's children | 4 | ||
| See also C5.3 Attitude to relation with one's children | 0 | ||
| See also C6.3 Attitudes to parenting | 3 | ||
| C3.5.1 | Satisfaction with having children at all | 1 | |
| C3.5.2 | Satisfaction with number of children | 1 | |
| C3.5.2.1 | Number of children as planned | planning of children | 3 |
| See also L7.3.3 Perceived realization of specific life-goals | 10 | ||
| C3.5.2.2 | More children wanted | 0 | |