Motherhood: Cross-cultural perspectives
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The changing face of motherhood in Western Europe:
Cross-cultural perspectives
Introduction
National surveys of mothers were conducted in 12 Western European countries: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Data were also available from an earlier survey conducted in the UK . The data for each of these countries are analysed and summarised separately in the country reports. In this section we bring together responses from all of the countries to provide cross-cultural perspectives on the various aspects of motherhood examined in the polls.
The total sample size across the 12 countries plus the United Kingdom was 9,582, making it one of the largest studies of this kind ever conducted.
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The Changing Face of Motherhood research was commissioned by Procter & Gamble (P&G)
