One parent families (Great Britain)
Best estimates (figures for 1995 and 1996 are provisional)
Millions
| Year
| One parent
families
| Dependent
children
|
| 1971
| 0.57
| 1.0
|
| 1976
| 0.75
| 1.3
|
| 1981
| 0.90
| 1.5
|
| 1986
| 1.01
| 1.6
|
| 1987
| 1.05
| 1.7
|
| 1988
| 1.09
| 1.8
|
| 1989
| 1.16
| 1.9
|
| 1990
| 1.23
| 2.0
|
| 1991
| 1.30
| 2.2
|
| 1992
| 1.37
| 2.3
|
| 1993
| 1.44
| 2.4
|
| 1994
| 1.51
| 2.6
|
| 1995
| 1.56
| 2.7
|
| 1996
| 1.60
| 2.8
|
Prepared from data contained in article:
One parent families and their dependent children (Haskey J)
Population Trends Spring 1998 p 5-14
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