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24/05/2013
It added that half of all children born this year will not be living with both their natural parents when they reach heir mid-teens. Most of those who suffer a family breakdown, will be the children of unmarried parents, according to the Daily Mail.
The research, which is based on figures from the national census and large-scale academic surveys, extrapolates from current trends. As a result, it calculated that just 9% of babies born to cohabiting couples today, will still have their parents together by the time they are 16.
It added that the declining popularity of marriage and the increase of co-habitation will damage the lives of increasing numbers of children.
The study, which is headed by High Court family division judge Sir Paul Coleridge was based on findings from the 2001 census and recent results from Understanding Society, a government-backed survey which charts the lives of people in 40,000 homes.
In 2001, the report said four out of 10 teenagers aged 15 were not living with both parents, and among the parents of 15-year-olds who stayed together, 97% were married.
Understanding Society, is a 'longitudinal' survey which asks questions of the same group each year, and found that 45% of teenagers aged between 13 and 15 are not living with both parents. It also found that of the parents who were still together, 93% were married, while co-habiting couples who were both registered as their children's parents accounted for a quarter of family breakdowns in 2001, but this rose to almost half in 2012.
Researcher Harry Benson, of Marriage Foundation, said: "The report provides solid evidence that married parents are more stable than unmarried parents.
"The contrast between married and unmarried parents who remain intact by the time their children reach their teenage years demonstrates that marital status plays a crucial role in family breakdown.
"With family breakdown costing an estimated £46billion a year – more than the entire defence budget – in addition to the immeasurable social damage, it is clearly in the interest of the Government and the taxpayer to work to counter this devastating trend."
The results come as the popularity of marriage is at an all-time low.
In 2010, there were 241,100 weddings in England and Wales. This compares to more than 400,000 a year in the early 1970s.
(JP/CD)
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9 In 10 Children 'Will See Parents Split'
A new study has revealed that nearly nine out of 10 babies born to co-habiting parents this year will see their family break up by the time they reach the age of 16.It added that half of all children born this year will not be living with both their natural parents when they reach heir mid-teens. Most of those who suffer a family breakdown, will be the children of unmarried parents, according to the Daily Mail.
The research, which is based on figures from the national census and large-scale academic surveys, extrapolates from current trends. As a result, it calculated that just 9% of babies born to cohabiting couples today, will still have their parents together by the time they are 16.
It added that the declining popularity of marriage and the increase of co-habitation will damage the lives of increasing numbers of children.
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The study, which is headed by High Court family division judge Sir Paul Coleridge was based on findings from the 2001 census and recent results from Understanding Society, a government-backed survey which charts the lives of people in 40,000 homes.
In 2001, the report said four out of 10 teenagers aged 15 were not living with both parents, and among the parents of 15-year-olds who stayed together, 97% were married.
Understanding Society, is a 'longitudinal' survey which asks questions of the same group each year, and found that 45% of teenagers aged between 13 and 15 are not living with both parents. It also found that of the parents who were still together, 93% were married, while co-habiting couples who were both registered as their children's parents accounted for a quarter of family breakdowns in 2001, but this rose to almost half in 2012.
Researcher Harry Benson, of Marriage Foundation, said: "The report provides solid evidence that married parents are more stable than unmarried parents.
"The contrast between married and unmarried parents who remain intact by the time their children reach their teenage years demonstrates that marital status plays a crucial role in family breakdown.
"With family breakdown costing an estimated £46billion a year – more than the entire defence budget – in addition to the immeasurable social damage, it is clearly in the interest of the Government and the taxpayer to work to counter this devastating trend."
The results come as the popularity of marriage is at an all-time low.
In 2010, there were 241,100 weddings in England and Wales. This compares to more than 400,000 a year in the early 1970s.
(JP/CD)
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