title: [Twenty-two percent of families, forty percent of children].
abstract: The authors note the decline in the number and changes in characteristics of large families in France, with consideration given to socioeconomic factors.  "In 1982, 22% of all families had three children or more, and 3% at least five.  Nearly two thirds of the latter could be found among the working classes, and more than a third were families of immigrants.  The standard of living of a large family is half that of a family with one child.  The modest income of large families is due to the social environment, but also to the fact that the mothers of these families very seldom work.  A new type of large family is developing:  a family reconstituted by the union of two persons who had children from a previous union." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borrel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thave
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005602:France; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D009035:Mothers; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Family Size; France; Human Resources; Income; Labor Force--women; Mediterranean Countries; Migrants; Migration; Mothers; Parents; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Standard Of Living; Western Europe