Fostering and Adoption in Montenegro
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Fostering and adoption in Montenegro 2013 © 2013 Ipsos. All rights reserved. Contains Ipsos' Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be The Home of Researchers disclosed or reproduced without the prior written consent of Ipsos. Table of contents • Methodology • Sample • Awareness of forms of protecting children without parental care • Foster care and adoption in Montenegro • Attitudes toward foster care and adoption • Experience and interest in foster care and adoption • Communication channels 2 Methodology ▪ Ad hoc face-to-face survey with interviewing performed at respondents’ home • Data collected on representative sample for population of Montenegro citizens aged 18 and more • Target population size is 474 655 • Sample size is 1016 (with 127 sampling points) • Sample type is stratified 3-staged probability sample with sampling stages : Polling station territory – approximately size of 200 HH (PPS with probabilities proportional to size) Households by random route technique starting from the given addresses (SRSWoR) Households member with same probability (SRSWoR) – Kish scheme ▪ Stratification is done according to Type of settlement – urban/rural Four geo-economical regions ▪ Post stratification is performed regarding: gender, age, type of settlement, geo-economical region ▪ Fieldwork control is done in 12% of totally interviewed in all strata proportionally to sample size, and logic and consistency control of collected data is performed in 100% of cases • Data collection is performed from 1st to 15th December 2012 • 95% confidence interval for incidence of 5% is +/- 1.2% • 95% confidence interval for incidence of 20% is +/- 2.2% • 95% confidence interval for incidence of 50% is +/- 2.8% 3 Sample 64% 58% 52% 48% 48% 36% 28% 26% 23% 23% 24% 20% 19% 18% 14% 65+ Male North Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 South Urban Center Female school school university Collegeor Secondary Elementary Type of Gender Age Education Stratum settlement 4 Awareness of forms of protecting children without parental care 5 Providing support by the state for families/individual persons who are at risk of abandoning the child Do you think that the state helps sufficiently To whom such family / individual / mother can turn family/individual person/mother who are at risk of for help? abandoning the child due to various problems/circumstances? Don't Center for social work 52% know 5% Yes State / state institutions 12% 17% Municipality 10% Safe House 6% Open ended No Family / relatives/ close 4% 78% persons NGO 3% Base: Total target population. Do you think that the state helps sufficiently family/individual person/mother who are at risk of abandoning the child due to various Montenegrin Government 3% problems circumstances? Multiple responses; Base: Total target population. To whom such family / individual / mother can turn for help? 6 Providing support by the state for families/individual persons who are at risk of abandoning the child – the state helps sufficiently % those who think that the state helps sufficiently 25 24 22 21 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 14 12 12 11 65+ Total Male 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 South North Other Urban Center Female 101-200EUR Secondary school Secondary Refuseanswer to Less100 EUR than Elementaryschool More than 200 MoreEUR than CollegeUniversity or Base: Total target population. Do you think that the state helps sufficiently family/individual person/mother who are at risk of abandoning the child due to various problems circumstances? 7 Providing support by the state for families/individual persons who are at risk of abandoning the child – the state helps sufficiently % those who think that the state helps sufficiently 29 20 17 15 14 11 11 Total adoption Moderate Moderate fostercare awarenessof awarenessof of adoption of of adoption of of foster of care of foster of care Low awareness Low awareness Low High awareness High awareness High Base: Total target population. Do you think that the state helps sufficiently family/individual person/mother who are at risk of abandoning the child due to various problems circumstances? 8 The reasons for the separation of the child from the family Poor financial situation and 58% family's living conditions Family violence 48% Negligence and reluctance of 47% parents to raise their children Illness of parents 25% Insufficient support of state and 20% competent institutions Other 1% Don't know 1% Multiple responses; Base: Total target population. Why do you think that children are usually separated from family? 9 Mentioned forms of protection of children without adequate parental care by the state Placing the child in social and child protection institutions (children's 69% homes - large residential institutions) Adoption 68% Foster care 35% Guardianship 27% Other 2% None 1% Don't know / Refuse 1% Multiple responses; Base: Total target population. To start with, please try to recall all forms of protection and ways the state can use to provide for or protect children without parents and without proper parental care? 10 Knowledge about foster care I don't know anything 26% about foster care I know a little about 45% foster care I KNOW LITTLE 71% I know something about 25% foster care I KNOW A LOT 4% I know much about foster 3% care I know very much about 1% foster care Base: Total target population. All things considered, how informed do you consider yourself about foster care – what it involves, what the legal regulations and procedures are like..? 11 Knowledge about foster care % I know a lot (4+5) % I know little (1+2) 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 1 4 2 1 3 2 1 4 5 3 5 56 66 66 66 71 67 69 70 69 68 75 72 72 73 72 71 72 80 76 87 65+ Total Male 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 South North Other Urban Center Female 101-200EUR Secondary school Secondary Refuseanswer to Less100 EUR than Elementaryschool More than 200 MoreEUR than CollegeUniversity or Base: Total target population. All things considered, how informed do you consider yourself about foster care – what it involves, what the legal regulations and procedures are like..? 12 Perception of foster care Caring for a child, helping a child 27% Temporarily caring for a child, helping a child 20% Temporary accommodation / care about the child in 10% own home Accommodation/ care of the child in own home 8% Open ended Child support (provision of food, clothing and shoes 6% for the child / child education expenses) Receiving monthly compensation from the state for 5% the care of the child Taking care of the child's education and health 3% The same/ similar to adoption 2% Other 5% Don't know / Refuse 24% Multiple responses; Base: Total target population. In your opinion, what is adoption? 13 Perception of foster care % Yes % Don't know / No answer % No Foster care is temporary care of the child 81 10 9 Foster parents have the responsibility to provide conditions for optimal development of the child and prepare him/her for independent life and 71 17 12 work Foster parent can be both a relative or a stranger to a child 64 11 25 Foster parent can be a total stranger to the child 57 10 33 Biological parents of the child accommodated in foster family have the right and obligation to maintain personal relations with the child 49 23 28 Foster care must provide permanency of relations with biological family 43 24 32 Biological parents of the child accommodated in foster family have the right and obligation to make decisions important for the child together 42 25 33 with foster parents Biological parents of the child accommodated in foster family have the right and obligation to support the child 32 30 38 Biological parents of the child accommodated in foster family have the right and obligation to manage and dispose of child's property 26 32 42 Foster parent must be the child's relative 14 14 71 Base: Total target population. Now I will read to you some statements. Please tell me whether you think that they are right or not. 14 Knowledge about adoption I don't know anything 12% about adoption I know a little about 44% adoption I KNOW LITTLE 56% I know something about 39% adoption I KNOW A LOT 6% I know much about 5% adoption I know very much about 1% adoption Base: Total target population. All things considered, how informed do you consider yourself about adoption – what it involves, what the legal regulations and procedures are like..? 25 Knowledge about adoption % I know a lot (4+5) % I know little (1+2) 7 8 7 9 10 7 8 7 6 6 6 4 2 6 5 3 5 5 2 5 38 46 46 54 54 51 54 56 55 56 56 58 58 59 55 58 64 61 63 73 65+ Total Male 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 South North Other Urban Center Female 101-200EUR Secondary school Secondary Refuseanswer to Less100 EUR than Elementaryschool More than 200 MoreEUR than CollegeUniversity or Base: Total target population. All things considered, how informed do you consider yourself about adoption – what it involves, what the legal regulations and procedures are like..? 26 Perception of adoption Accepting the child as own child/ as a family member 37% Permanent / constant / full care, custody of a child 19% without parental care Custody / protection/ care of children without parental 13% care/ humanity Establishment of kinship relationship between the child 10% and the adoptive parent Adoption / acceptance of children (other people's 9% children, orphans…) Providing all conditions to the child (love, upbringing, 6% Open ended education...) Adoption when married couples do not have biological 4% children Legally regulated child care/ obligation towards the 3% child Care of a child without receiving compensation from the 1% state Temporary adoption / till adulthood / similar to foster 1% care Other 1% Don't know / Refuse 12% Multiple responses; Base: Total target population.