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Default Re: How many people do you have in your family?

Folks here in China use that question (How many people do you have...) all the time, too.

Personally, though, I don't really say "How many people are there in your family?"

Instead, I'll usually ask about the "pieces" - Do you have any brothers or sisters? or Do you have any children?

Those seem more natural to me.
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