Population Policy Acceptance Study - The Viewpoint of Citizens and Policy Actors Regarding the Management of Population Related Change

The main objective of the project is a comparative analysis of cross-sectional data survey among citizens of 14 European countries regarding their views and attitudes towards demographic changes, fertility behaviour, intergenerational sharing of resources and services and population-related policies. The study analyses the values and attitudes which affect the decision-making for bearing children, perceptions of advantages and disadvantages that children have for their parents, the importance of family and parenthood, life expectations, opinions and views on the issues of population policies and measures, the role of government in providing assistance to families and wishes and expectations regarding the roles of gender, paid work and family life.