This investigation on Swedish women aged 20-45 years shed light on their views on family and working life.
Background describe marital status, household composition, housing, and environment growing up in.
Furthermore the women had to state if they agreed or not with a number of statements concerning children and parenthood. Education and occupation dealt with experienced education, plans and desires on further education, time of changing from one occupation to another, attitude toward part-time work, housework and plans on going out to work after parental leave. Gainfully employed were asked questions about time spent travelling to work and working hours. Questions about pregnancy and child bearing dealt with if the pregnancy was planned, if she had to wait for a long time, if the child was wanted, if it was born at a suitable time, and if any pregnancy had been broken. The part concerning birth control dealt with the use of different contraceptives.