1. Hungary

2. Marriage Divorce In Hungary, more and more people are divorced these days, while the number of marriages is decreasing. 1980Today Marriages80 00040 000 Divorces27 00025 000 Married percentage (1980) 70 %45 % Divorced percentage (1980) 5 %10%

3. To be or not to be? Since 1980, the birth rate has been decreasing and the death rate is increasing, as a consequence, the population is ageing.

4. Generations living together Nowadays, two generations rarely live together Some decades ago, grandparents, parents and children lived together.

5. The average Hungarian family … in a city, lives in a housing estate. in the countryside, in a small detached house. … is composed of 2.6 people. … has one medium-category car (Suzuki or Opel usually) … has to commute every day to a city nearby. … goes on holiday to Southern Europe for a long weekend.... watches TV for 3 hours a day.

6. German family structures

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8. 8 Nowadays about 40% of marriages will be divorced

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10. 10 The birthrate reached its maximum in the early 1960s with 2,5 children per woman to fall to about 1,3 children today

11. 11 The average German family... in the city, lives in a 3 – 4 room apartment... in the countryside in a 2 floor house... drives a Volkswagen and an Opel... normally have cats as pets... have holidays in Germany... don‘t eat much „Sauerkraut“... and don‘t wear „Lederhosen“ 11

12. Bulgarian family structures

13. The average Bulgarian family... consists of a father, mother and 2 children... lives in an apartment which is around 70m² big... drive mostly one car which is often a Peugeot or Opel... go on holiday r to the Black Sea

14. Divorces and Marriages Today Marriages 25,923 Divorces 11,662 Married percentage 3,42 % Divorced percentage 1,5 %

15. Norvegian family structure

16. Marriage Divorce The last years it has been more usual to live together without being married. There are about 24 000 new marriages every year. But 50 percent of them end in divorce.

17. Birth rate The number of births shows that every woman in average gives birth to 1,95 children.

18. The average Norwegian family … The life expectancy are 79 years for men and 83 years for women, which is among the highest in Europe. … A family usually consists of a mom, a dad and about two children. … Most women are called Anne, Inger and Kari, and most men are named Jan, Per and Bjőrn. But today babies often get names like Emma and Lucas. … In the countryside they often got 2 cars, but in the city it’s more usual to use public transportation. Volkswagen and Toyota is the most popular cars.

19. The average Norwegian family … Over 80% of the population watches TV every day. … Norwegians use a lot of money on redecorating their houses. They also spend much money on hobbies. … It’s usual to own a cottage on the moutain or by the sea. … Almost 2 out of 3 lives in a detached house, and it’s more usual to own a house than to rent one.