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KINCS Minutes has started on the Facebook and YouTube pages of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). The video series presents the efficiency and successes of Hungarian family and population policy. The short films of a few minutes will cover a respective topic and prove the effectiveness of the measures with accurate data.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the birth of Professor Mária Kopp MD and the 10th anniversary of her death, the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) commemorated the heritage of her namesake. The results of the research on the mental health of Hungarians, Hungarostudy 2021, were also presented at the event. Those interested could follow the conference online.
Nine out of ten Hungarians believe that Christmas is a very important holiday for the whole family, according to a representative survey of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS), which was conducted by interviewing 1,000 people. Eighty-five percent of the respondents said they also need to prepare for the holiday in spirit, with two-thirds lighting candles with their family members on the Sundays of Advent. The vast majority of them buy or make gifts for those close to them and will spend about the same amount of money this Christmas as last year.
The vast majority of Hungarians support the most important government measures that affect their daily lives. Supporting families, reducing overheads, curbing illegal migration as well as the protecting children are generally accepted in the society. According to most of the Hungarians, the tax refund for families (88%), the 13th month pension (86%), the minimum wage increase (85%) as well as the personal income tax exemption for young people (84%) are good rather than bad for Hungary and the Hungarian people as shown by the latest research of the Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). According to a representative survey of 1,000 people carried out between 5th-13th January 2022, respondents broadly agree with the most important, significant measures of the government.
Introduction
The physical and mental health of Hungarians has been studied by Professor Mária Kopp since 1988 as part of the Hungarostudy research. In 2021, the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS), in cooperation with the Institute of Behavioural Sciences of Semmelweis University, conducted the survey for the sixth time, with a representative sample of personal data.
The analysis provides data on the answers to questions on physical and mental well-being, which have been included in the last three consecutive surveys. Responses are also presented by sex and, where there is a significant difference, by age (18-29 years and 30 years and over). The questions were the same across the different data collections (where they were not is indicated), but the respondents were always different, so although the trends in the main variables and thus in physical and mental health among the Hungarian population can be reviewed, the study cannot be considered as a follow-up.
The number of respondents was 4841 individuals in 2006, 2000 individuals in 2013 and 7000 in 2021.
On November 25, 2021, the KINCS Smart Family startup competition ended with a solemn award ceremony and festival at the Millenáris: 44 of the 80 applicants made it to the finals, 17 of them were awarded by the jury. Businesses that receive grand prizes and special prizes offer smart solutions to families that make their daily lives easier. All the finalists presented themselves at the festival, and valuable professional roundtables were held on the connection between families and innovation.
