Q12 If you had no children, would you think It desirable to adopt a child in order to continue the family line, even If there is no blood relationship? Or do you not think this is important?
1.Would adopt
2.Would not adopt
3.Depends
4.Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)
6.Don't know


1992
ITALY
1,048
1987
FRANCE
1,013
1987
FRG
1,000
1993
NL
1,083
1987
UK
1,043
1988
USA
1,563
1988
JPN
2,265
1.Desirable 59.3 63.9 39.5 14.4 34.3 52.3 19.1
2.Undesirable 14.6 21.1 28.8 63.0 44.6 34.5 42.4
3.It depends 22.1 9.6 24.0 10.7 11.9 8.2 30.5
8.Other 0.1 2.7 1.0 5.0 5.8 1.8 0.2
9.D.K. 3.9 2.8 6.7 6.9 3.4 3.1 7.8