Focus on Families

by Office for National Statistics

• ISBN13: 9781403993236
• ISBN10: 1403993238
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Taking advantage of the new information from the 2001 Census, as well as drawing on a range of other sources, this report looks at family types in the UK and explores similarities and differences between them. Tables, maps, graphs, charts and line diagrams supplement the text and boxes within the text highlight key issues throughout.

Author Biography

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the government department that provides UK statistical and registration services. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.

Table of Contents

List of figures, tables and maps
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Families
Introduction	p. 2
Families in context	p. 2
Households, families and children	p. 2
Age variations for families and children	p. 6
Families in households	p. 8
Non-family households	p. 10
Family formation and change	p. 12
Notes and references	p. 16
Unpaid care and the family
Introduction	p. 20
Numbers and characteristics of people providing unpaid care	p. 20
Marital and cohabitation status and provision of unpaid care	p. 22
The family type of carers	p. 24
Minority ethnic groups and the provision of unpaid care	p. 30
Issues in the provision of unpaid care and the family	p. 32
Notes and references	p. 34
Family structure and family formation education as outcome and explanation
Introduction	p. 36
Family type and educational outcomes	p. 36
Stepfamilies	p. 40
Socio-economic differences	p. 43
Overall differences between the proportions with qualifications and in full-time education	p. 46
Education and marital formation	p. 47
Conclusions	p. 52
Notes and references	p. 53
Family living arrangements and health
Introduction	p. 56
Definitions	p. 56
Health and family - previous findings	p. 56
Family and health in 2001	p. 59
Explanations for the observed relationships: selection, protection and stress effects	p. 66
Conclusion	p. 67
Notes and references	p. 67
Family geography
Introduction	p. 72
Maps	p. 72
Families in the UK	p. 73
Dependent children by local Authority District and Council Area	p. 76
Families with out dependent children	p. 78
Families with three or more dependent children	p. 80
Stepfamilies	p. 80
Multiple family households	p. 84
Notes and references	p. 86
Appendix	p. 87
Glossary	p. 93
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