In 2011, there were nearly 210,000 abortions in France, corresponding to 0.53 per woman during her lifetime. After falling between 1975 and 1995, numbers of abortions rose again slightly and have levelled out since around 2010. Average age at abortion remains stable, at 27.5 years. The...

On compte en 2011 près de 210 000 interruptions volontaires de grossesse (IVG), ce qui correspond à 0,53 IVG par femme au cours de la vie. Après avoir diminué de 1975 à 1995, le recours à l’IVG a légèrement augmenté avant de se stabiliser à la fin des années 2000. L’âge moyen...

The number of induced abortions in France is fairly stable, at about 210,000 a year. The total abortion rate in 2011 was 0.53 abortions per woman during her lifetime. Recourse to abortion rises between ages 18 and 25 (the increase among under-18s recorded in 1995-2005 has slowed) and falls after...

Censuses provide a means to count the population and to describe its main characteristics at all geographical levels. French census data from 1962 to 2006 are available via the IPUMS-I project of the University of Minnesota, and data for the years 2006-2009 are accessible on the INSEE website,...

Abortion was legalized in France in 1975. Several amendments to the abortion act were passed in 2001 aimed at facilitating women?s access to pregnancy termination. In particular, the maximum gestational age at which elective termination may be performed (the legal limit) was extended by two...

Toulemon (Laurent). - The place of children in the history of couples The challenging of marriage has been reflected by the spread of unmarried couples and increased divorce rates. The rise in the illegitimate birth rate has resulted from the desire of many cohabiting couples to have children...

Toulemon (Laurent), Leridon (Henri).- Birth control and Social Group: Contraception, Accidental Pregnancies and Abortion The dramatic diffusion of medical contraceptive methods during the past 20 years in France has led to more homogeneous behaviour in different social groups. It has become easy...

Toulemon Laurent and Villeneuve-Gokalp Catherine. ? Schoolchildren's vacations. In total, French schoolchildren enjoy four months of holidays per year. Where and with whom do they spend these holidays ? A survey on how school vacations are organized was carried out in 1981, by INED and CERC with...