Findings link several variables, including career orientation, family income, and job earnings and satisfaction, to turnover among family day care providers. Highlights the importance of regulatory procedures that respond to the needs and concerns of providers. (PCB)

A representative survey of over 30,000 people aged 16-64 years across the 15 member states of the European Union and Norway sought Europeans' preferences for increasing or reducing the number of hours worked per week. Key finding included the following: (1) 51% preferred to work fewer hours in exchange for lower earnings while 12% preferred to…