Lithuania’s traditional family fabric changed irreversibly
Posted by editor on 5/18/10 • Categorized as Family, Society • 
Print This Post
•
The fabric of Lithuania’s families has drastically changed during the past few decades. More Lithuanians live together outside marriage before forming a legal family; city dwellers are more keen to have children than those living in the countryside. The Lithuanian Social Research Centre represented those findings on 18 May.
According to the poll, some 80 per cent of couples has lived together for at least one year before getting married. Ausra Maslauskaite the centre’s representative said in a press conference,” Currently, 80 per cent of first partnerships made every year are not based on marriage but, instead, on cohabitation. Generations born after 1970 increasingly often start their partnership with cohabitation. The breaking point occurred around 1998-2000 when the annual number of new partnerships based on marriage and cohabitation each stood at 50 per cent.”
The survey also revealed that people with university education wish to have two or more children. It also revealed that people in rural areas are less keen on having children. Even Kaunas’ couples plan to have fewer children than in Vilnius.
The poll was carried out in 2009, questioning some 10,000 respondents, initiated by the United Nations and supported by the Science and Studies Fund.
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
