Summary information

Study title

Family, social subjects and life-cycle (2016)

Creator

Istat

Study number / PID

SN217 (UniData)

Data access

Information not available

Series

FSS - Family, Social Subjects and Childhood Condition

The ISTAT Multiscopo survey Family, Social Subjects and Childhood Condition examines the family structure and the "commuting" of the family; the kinship networks, networks of informal help and assistance received during critical events; the life of the couple and the wedding, the exit from the immediate family and the life cycle; the permanence of young adults in the family; the working careers and social mobility. In addition, for children and teenagers younger than 18 years, in particular, the following topics were examined: work, school, leisure time, friends, gaming, television, chores...

Abstract

The survey Family, social subjects and life-cycle, which is part of an integrated system of social surveys - the ISTAT Multiscopo - is the main statistical source on family structure and social characteristics of families. In particular, it examines the following topics: - life cycle; - relationships within the family; - network of relationships with relatives, friends and neighbourhood; - family support received and help given to people not living in the family; - child care; - life as a couple and first wedding; - permanence of young adults in the family and their intention to leave the family; - plan on having children; - social mobility; - household’s economy and domestic work; - family traditions; - care services for the family; - connection with labour market and job search; - job careers; - characteristics of the house. The expected sample of the survey amount to 32,585 individuals, the real sample amount to 24,753 individuals.

HEALTH - childbearing, family planning and abortionHEALTH - health care and medical treatmentHOUSING AND LAND USE PLANNING - housingLABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT - employmentSOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS - childrenSOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS - family life and marriageSOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS - gender and gender rolesSOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS - social and occupational mobilitySOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS - youth

FamilyHouseLabourServicesEmploymentGenderYouth

Data collection period

01/12/2016 - 31/12/2016

Country

Italy

Time dimension

longitudinal (trend repeated cross-section)

Analysis unit

individual

family

Universe

residents in Italy

Sampling procedure

24,753 individuals. Two-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

individual data

Data collection mode

face to face interview

self-administered questionnaire

Publisher

UniData - Bicocca Data Archive

Publication year

2021

Terms of data access

ISTAT data are released in according to Creative Commons – Attribution 3.0 Licence, available here. The redistribution to the third party, even in partial form, of data available to UniData members only is not allowed.

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