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You will find here answers to questions regularly asked to INED

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Is it true that the number of mixed unions in France is higher now?

How many blended families are there in France?

Is the number of PACS civil unions in France the same as the number of marriages?

How many single-parent families are there in France?

Are more children in France being given both parents’ last names?

How many children in France live in a blended family?

Is it true that having fewer babies would be good for the planet?

Is it true that as many girls as boys are born on earth?

What is assisted reproductive technology (ART)?

What are the most widely used contraceptive methods across the world?

How many children have been conceived by IVF (in vitro fertilization) since the first “test-tube baby” was born in France?

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

Is it true that infant mortality has risen recently in France?

Is it true that women live longer than men?

Is it true that deaths outnumber births in Europe?

Is it true that the majority of the French population today reports not belonging to any religion?

Is it true that the number of mixed unions in France is higher now?

How many immigrants are there in France?

Is it true that people living in rural areas in France are younger than people living in urban ones?

Are more children in France being given both parents’ last names?

Are there more men or more women in the world?

Is it true that as many girls as boys are born on earth?

Is it true that women live longer than men?

Is it true that there are more children on earth today than older people?

Is it true that people living in rural areas in France are younger than people living in urban ones?

Is it true that there are more children on earth today than older people?

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

Is it true that deaths outnumber births in Europe?

Are there more men or more women in the world?

What are the most widely used contraceptive methods across the world?