history: I am one of the few people among my friends who is an only child.
knowledge: An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
response: Being an only child means you have no siblings, right?
history: I am one of the few people among my friends who is an only child.
Being an only child means you have no siblings, right?
Yes, I wonder what percentage of people are only children.
knowledge: The term ''only child'' is generally applied only to those individuals who have never had siblings.
response: Not sure, but the term applies to people who have never had any siblings at all.
history: I am one of the few people among my friends who is an only child.
Being an only child means you have no siblings, right?
Yes, I wonder what percentage of people are only children.
Not sure, but the term applies to people who have never had any siblings at all.
I am aware.  I wonder if that means step brothers and sisters too
knowledge: Some children may have half-siblings or step-siblings, either living at the same house or a different house - especially those who were born considerably later - may have a similar family environment to only children, as may children who have younger siblings from both of the same parents (generally ten or more years).
response: They apparently are not, but they may be living in a similar way as only children.
history: I am one of the few people among my friends who is an only child.
Being an only child means you have no siblings, right?
Yes, I wonder what percentage of people are only children.
Not sure, but the term applies to people who have never had any siblings at all.
I am aware.  I wonder if that means step brothers and sisters too
They apparently are not, but they may be living in a similar way as only children.
Huh. Do you know anything about only children in history?
knowledge: Throughout history, only children were relatively uncommon.
response: Yes, only children are pretty rare historically.
history: I am one of the few people among my friends who is an only child.
Being an only child means you have no siblings, right?
Yes, I wonder what percentage of people are only children.
Not sure, but the term applies to people who have never had any siblings at all.
I am aware.  I wonder if that means step brothers and sisters too
They apparently are not, but they may be living in a similar way as only children.
Huh. Do you know anything about only children in history?
Yes, only children are pretty rare historically.
I am sure that back then they wanted to reproduce as much as possible
knowledge: The proportion of families in the U.S. with only children increased during the Great Depression but fell during the Post–World War II baby boom.
response: In the US, the percentage of families with only children actually went up during the Great Depression, but went back down after World War II.