32% of Chileans consider gay couples as a family

  

"Homosexual couples are a family? For the more conservative it could almost be inadequate, but nevertheless, the Chileans today accept diversity in the composition of households more than 20 years ago and therefore almost one third of the population believe faithfully that a same sex couple Today a family.

This was highlighted by the study of the Family of the Bicentennial, developed by Adimark GFK, on behalf of the brand Tea Club, which wanted to make a gift to the Chilean society to allow the family to reflect on 200 years of history.

The document also showed that Chileans really believe that there is greater variety in family formation (80%) compared to previous generations.

"Through this study, we found that the concept of family for Chileans today is not based on their composition, but in the values and feelings that are shared among its members. We have expanded our vision of the family, accepting diversity in its composition, "says Veronica Edwards, Executive Director of Adimark.

An example of this is that 85% of respondents considered family today to single mothers and 74% at separated parents living with the children of both.

And while only 32.7% believe that homosexual couples are family, Chileans recognize an advance over previous generations. Only 2.9% of respondents said that 20 years ago these couples also constituted a family. Comparing results, there would be a variation of 1035%, the largest shift towards acceptance of diversity.

What unites and what separates the Chilean family

Most Chileans are happy with your family. When asked how well he described his ideal family home, 51.1% described it with the highest mark and 31.7% in note 6 (on a scale of 1-7, where 1 is "not described" and 7 is "It describes very well"). And when asked what made her ideal, the union said 39.4%, followed by 28.3% affection.

According to 84.96% of respondents, feelings, like love, respect and communication are key to family bonding.

However, the majority of Chileans believe that today there is more individualism (87.2%), fewer values (67.8%) and less binding (74.4%) compared to previous generations. And just to ask what now separates the Chilean family's response was the lack of communication and individualism (36.1%), followed by the values (33.2%) and lack of time (28.5 %).

When asked about the activities that unite the family, 95.3% of respondents said it was tea time and 93.7% family gatherings with or without cause. Both responses were also the highest rate to be consulted by the ongoing activities more often.

Moreover, the Chileans, mostly, they noted that the different mealtimes during the day, are just activities you do together as a family. So during the week, tea time is the activity that had the highest percentage with 83% of regularity, which was only surpassed the weekend for lunch with a 97% (versus 93%).
The aim of this study was to understand the concept of family in the Chilean Bicentennial and contrast with the views of past generations. This was considered the opinions of 605 men and women of all socioeconomic segments living in Antofagasta, La Serena, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Santiago, Concepcion, Talcahuano and Puerto Montt.

Six conclusions about family Bicentennial

• We have expanded our vision of the family, accepted as such, family types that were previously rejected.
• We agree with the families we have.
• The family are shared values and feelings, not a particular type of composition.
• The family just when it loses its unity around shared values, not when it changes its composition.
• What threatens the family unit is the drug and crime, on the one hand, individualism, lack of time and values, on the other.
• The table of the home is an excellent opportunity for the family, it promotes communication and unity.

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