How to count li which does not have ul?

Question

Hi I want to count LI which does not have the UL , for the first level only, but when I count this it shows size 4 instead of 2, its count the inner LI also.

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Answer 1

Not sure if I'm reading right, but ..

$('ul.first-level > li:not(:first)').length

Returns 2 for me (see demo)