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You will find here answers to questions regularly asked to INED

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Is it true that abortion is practiced more frequently in countries with liberal abortion legislation?

Does France today have as many civil unions as marriages?

How many single-parent families are there in France?

Is it true that "only children" help their aged parents more than children with siblings?

Are more children in France being given both parents’ last names?

How many children in France live in a blended family?

Is it true that the number of mixed unions in France is higher now?

How many blended families are there in France?

Will most of the children born today live to the age of 100?

Is it true that having fewer babies would be good for the planet?

Is it true that as many girls as boys are born on earth?

Is it true that abortion is practiced more frequently in countries with liberal abortion legislation?

What is assisted reproductive technology (ART)?

What are the most widely used contraceptive methods across the world?

Is the current fall in birth numbers in France exceptional?

How many children have been conceived by IVF (in vitro fertilization) since the first “test-tube baby” was born in France?

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

Will most of the children born today live to the age of 100?

Is it true that deaths outnumber births in Europe?

Is it true that infant mortality has risen recently in France?

Is it true that women live longer than men?

What roles do community and family networks play in the integration of Chinese immigrants in France?

Is it true that the number of mixed unions in France is higher now?

Is it true that immigrants prefer to have neighborhood relationships with their compatriots?

How many immigrants are there in France?

Is it true that the majority of the French population today reports not belonging to any religion?

Is it true that women have more neighborly relations with other women than with men?

Young children and screens: what are some things parents can do?

What roles do community and family networks play in the integration of Chinese immigrants in France?

Is it true that people living in rural areas in France are younger than people living in urban ones?

Is it true that immigrants prefer to have neighborhood relationships with their compatriots?

Are more children in France being given both parents’ last names?

Are there more men or more women in the world?

Is it true that as many girls as boys are born on earth?

Is it true that women live longer than men?

Will most of the children born today live to the age of 100?

Is it true that there are more children on earth today than older people?

How many over-18s are there in France in 2024 compared to 1974?

Is it true that people living in rural areas in France are younger than people living in urban ones?

Young children and screens: what are some things parents can do?

What roles do community and family networks play in the integration of Chinese immigrants in France?

Is it true that having fewer babies would be good for the planet?

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

Is it true that immigrants prefer to have neighborhood relationships with their compatriots?

Is it true that deaths outnumber births in Europe?

Are there more men or more women in the world?

Is it true that there are more children on earth today than older people?

What are the most widely used contraceptive methods across the world?