 What issues affect the 21st Century family? |
Despite warnings about family breakdown, it seems the British family is alive and well with people more confident about their future now, than in the 1960s. This is one of the findings of a poll commissioned by the BBC, it also suggests that three-quarters of people in Britain are optimistic about the future of their families. The poll was conducted by the ICM for the BBC, as part of a week-long series of reports across BBC News programmes and the website looking at family life. We will have a series of reports and discussions on Breakfast this week - watch again from the links to the right of this page We want to hear from you - tell us what you think about family life today, e-mail us now You can view the entire poll and other stories from the BBC News website that are part of the series from the links to the right of this page The poll also suggests more people today think their parents did a better job than those in the 1950s. Of the 1001 adults interviewed for the survey, 95% said their families were close - a rise of 4% since 1999. We want to hear from you - tell us what you think about family life today, e-mail us now The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide.
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