Focus on Families

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ISBN: 9781403993236 | 1403993238
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/15/2008

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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.

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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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Focus on Families

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