Useful sources of statistics (England and Wales)

Journal	Source / (publication date)	Contents
Marriage, Divorce and Adoption Statistics (formerly: Marriage and Divorce Statistics)	Office for National Statistics (formerly: Office of Population Census and Surveys) (Annual - April)	Marriage Divorce Children affected by divorce
Judicial Statistics	Lord Chancellor's Department (Annual - August)	Chapter 5 - Family Matters Divorce Children Act applications
Population Trends	Office for National Statistics (formerly: Office of Population Census and Surveys) (Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter)	Principal source of articles on trends Quarterly and annual statistics for births marriages, divorces and deaths Annual summaries
Social Trends	(Annual - January)	Always hits the headlines Section 2 - households and families
Regional Trends	(Annual - July)
General Household Survey	(Annual)	useful estimates of household composition
Social Security Statistics	(Annual)	masses of data Child support stats

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Last updated - 26 November 1999