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Views of Women from Different Generations on Motherhood
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Monday, 19 March 2007
Amelia Hill talks to three generations of women from the same family whose different choices reflect the remarkable shift in social attitudes towards families.

Interesting facts from the article:

23 Percentage of children who live in one-parent families.

10 Percentage of women in their mid-forties who were childless 60 years ago, according to the Office for National Statistics. The percentage now is 20.

25 Percentage of women who have chosen not to have children in the Western world, according to the kiddingaside.net campaigning website.

42 Percentage of women who do not have children in the United States.

1.79 The 2005 UK 'fertility rate' - the average number of children born per woman, the highest figure since 1992. The figure during the Sixties was 2.95.

722,500 Number of births in the UK in 2005, 6,600 more than in the previous year.

7.2 million Forecast increase in the UK population by 2031, mostly via immigration.

Source: The Observer


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