Attitudes towards the family in Hereford and Worcester. Report for bbc radio Hereford and Worcester: November 2008. Professor Dominic Upton Ms Stella Williamson Psychology and Health Sciences University of Worcester wr2 6AJ

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Attitudes towards the family in Hereford and Worcester. Report for BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester: November 2008. Professor Dominic Upton Ms Stella Williamson Psychology and Health Sciences University of Worcester Worcester WR2 6AJ 470 people from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire responded in a postal survey. Family values The first section of the questionnaire focused on agreement/disagreement with statements pertaining to family values. A breakdown of responses is provided in table 1 for the responses to the first question. This details the proportion agreeing/disagreeing with each of the statements. Table 1: Levels of agreement/disagreement with statements referring to family values Agree (%) Disagree (%) Family values will become less important over the next ten years 54 46 Family includes the extended family e.g. cousins, nephews etc 78 22 There will be a stronger focus on family values over the next ten years by politicians 76 24 Family values will be supported more by the government over the next ten years 60 40 Family values will be accommodated for more in the work place over the next ten years 69 31 Family will become more important for financial support over the next ten years 82 18 Families will become more important for social support over the next ten years 79 21 Families will become more important for emotional support over the next ten years 80 20 Family values are important to me now 98 2 Higher divorce rates are a sign of reduced family values 64 36 Marriage is an important family value 80 20 Those who don’t care for their elderly relatives have weak family values 70 30 Family values will become more important to me over the next ten years. 83 17 In general I am happy with the future facing my family life 83 17 Generally speaking family life is more successful now than it was in my parent’s generation 33 67 In general it is acceptable to have a financially secure 25 year old child living in the family home 70 30 My family is emotionally close 87 13 I am happy with my family living arrangements 90 10 Technology Table 2 presents the overall sample responses to the technology questions. Of those that expressed a preference, the proportion rating the individual technologies as either positive or negative is indicated. Table 2: Whole sample comparison of frequency responses for the influence technologies. Negative Positive Television 40 60 Radio 88 12 Email 81 19 Personal computer 63 37 Telephone 90 10 Text messaging services 75 25 Internet social groups 36 64 Other internet services 40 60 DVD player 70 30 Games console 25 75 Car 93 7 Overall technology 81 19 Share with your friends: