title: [Life with children:  desire and reality].
abstract: This article is a summary of a larger study designed to analyze the desire for children, reproductive behavior, and family formation in Austria, as well as the consequences of family formation for the living conditions of women.  The findings of the study are also published in a 1985 book edited by R. Munz.  Data for the study are from interviews conducted in 1978 and 1981-1982 with 2,000 women who had married in 1974 or 1977.  Additional in-depth interviews were carried out with 40 women.  Findings are presented regarding "desired family size and number of children; employment of women and mothers; the every-day lives of women and the division of labor in the family; patterns of relations in the family; contraception and family planning; [and] perspectives on family policy."  (summary in ENG)
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D001317:Austria; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012106:Research; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Age Factors; Attitude; Austria; Behavior; Child; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--women; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Policy; Family Relationships; Family Size; Family Size, Desired; Family Size, Ideal; Fertility; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Quality Of Life; Reproductive Behavior; Research Report; Social Policy; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Summary Report; Western Europe; Women's Status; Youth