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07/03/2013
British Society Revealed In 40 Year Survey
Britain's ever-changing cultural and social landscape has been revealed in a new report by the Office for National Statistics, some 40 years in the making.
The 2011 General Lifestyle Survey Overview report marks 40 years of results from a continuous household survey.
It began in 1971 as the General Household Survey and has been carried out every year since then, except for breaks in 1997/98 when the survey was reviewed and 1999/2000 when the survey was redeveloped.
The key findings show the proportion of families with children headed by a married or cohabiting couple has fallen from 92% to 78%. One–parent families tripled from 8% to 22%.
The proportion of adults living alone almost doubled between 1973 and 2011 (9% and 16%), with the increase occurring in the first thirty years (between 1973 and 1998).
The proportion of older people, aged 75 and over, living alone has remained similar at around 50%.
The proportion of dependent children who are the only dependent child in their family has risen steadily from 18% to 26%.
Since 1979, the proportion of women aged 18 to 49 who were married has fallen from around three-quarters (74%) in 1979 to slightly fewer than half (47%) in 2011.
The number of women who are single, i.e. never married, has risen steadily from 18% in 1979 to 43% in 2011.
Between 1971 and 2011 the proportion of women aged 18 to 49 who were cohabiting tripled, from 11% in 1979 to 34% in 2011.
(IT)
The 2011 General Lifestyle Survey Overview report marks 40 years of results from a continuous household survey.
It began in 1971 as the General Household Survey and has been carried out every year since then, except for breaks in 1997/98 when the survey was reviewed and 1999/2000 when the survey was redeveloped.
The key findings show the proportion of families with children headed by a married or cohabiting couple has fallen from 92% to 78%. One–parent families tripled from 8% to 22%.
The proportion of adults living alone almost doubled between 1973 and 2011 (9% and 16%), with the increase occurring in the first thirty years (between 1973 and 1998).
The proportion of older people, aged 75 and over, living alone has remained similar at around 50%.
The proportion of dependent children who are the only dependent child in their family has risen steadily from 18% to 26%.
Since 1979, the proportion of women aged 18 to 49 who were married has fallen from around three-quarters (74%) in 1979 to slightly fewer than half (47%) in 2011.
The number of women who are single, i.e. never married, has risen steadily from 18% in 1979 to 43% in 2011.
Between 1971 and 2011 the proportion of women aged 18 to 49 who were cohabiting tripled, from 11% in 1979 to 34% in 2011.
(IT)
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