Happy Mother's Day from Freakonomics
May. 12th, 2007 09:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Here’s an agreeable way to usher in Mother’s Day: A study released by The University of Melbourne’s School of Behavioural Science shows that a significant number of college students consider their mothers to be the single most significant person in their lives. Out of a survey of university freshmen, 40% listed their moms as the most important and influential person they’d ever known, compared with 25% for fathers, 17% for romantic partners, 12% for friends, and 6% for siblings.
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