Polish family in the light of statistical researches. The family is the basic social
unit of society. The main goal of the family is goal to good of the spouses and
the procreation and upbringing of children. Dynamic changes of the socio-economic
structure that occurred during the last several years in Poland, affected
also the family and its social perception. The aim of the work is the depicting
contemporary Polish family in statistical perspective. The statistical data from
CSO in Poland and one of the Public Opinion Research Center study were used.
It is confirmed that mentioned changes lead to the weakening of the family
rather, which in turn is associated with unfavorable demographic situation in
Poland.