A new 28 country study by Ipsos finds that one in five people (18%) believe the period from the start of pregnancy to age 5 is the most important period of a child and young person’s life for health and happiness in adulthood. The highest proportion of people say all periods are equally important (35%).
This is the first time that a global comparative survey looking at perceptions of the early years in different countries has taken place and builds off the work Ipsos conducted in the UK for The Royal Foundation in 2019 /2020.
At the request of the Jean Jaurès Foundation and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Ipsos questioned 8,000 Europeans on the issue of European sovereignty.
