Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
The Office for National Statistics report released 30 January 2013 shows that the number of UK residents living in a married household has declined 6% in ten years.
The report also shows:
- Cohabiting couples increase by 2%
- Lone parent households increase by 1%
- The percentage of usual residents in households living in one person households in 2011 was 13 per cent (7.1 million), the same percentage as in 2001 (13 percent, 6.5 million).
- The percentage of usual residents in households who were part of a one family married couple household2 decreased by six percentage points from 50 per cent (25.3 million) in 2001 to 44 per cent (24.4 million) in 2011.
- The percentage of usual residents in households who were part of a one family cohabiting couple household2 increased by two percentage points from ten per cent (4.9 million) in 2001 to 12 per cent (6.5 million) in 2011.
- The percentage of usual residents in households who were part of a one family lone parent household2 increased by one percentage point from 11 per cent (5.4 million) in 2001 to 12 per cent (6.5 million) in 2011.
- Less than half of one per cent (0.1 per cent, 70,000) of usual residents in households reported living in a one family civil partnership household
This report follows on from our recent blog on divorce rates increasing. If you require family law advice please contact Paul Lancaster on 0113 207 0000.
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