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14/10/2013
According to the census figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 12 areas in the UK have a proportion of divorced people measuring more than 11% - and each area in located on the coast.
Blackpool tops the list, where almost one in eight residents are survivors of a broken marriage. In the south, Hastings topped the list, with a similar figure.
Looking at the figures, experts think the high rate could be due to newly separated individuals moving to the coastal regions to start a new life. In addition, they said there are more likely to be divorcees among the generally older population in the seaside resorts.
Other towns on the list include Torbay in Devon, Isle of Wight, Weymouth and Worthing.
The data, included in the newly published 2011 census, reveals a UK average of 8.8%.
The numbers reveal there is a divorcee proportion of around 11% in the northern districts of Barrow-in Furness and north-east Lincolnshire, while in East Anglia, 11.4% of the population of Great Yarmouth is divorced, while Weymouth and Torbay in the West Country both have proportions higher than 12%.
Interestingly, in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland – or anywhere inland – has a proportion over the 11% mark.
The ONS has offered no explanation for the phenomenon.
Harry Benson of the Marriage Foundation think-tank is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying: "It is tempting to imagine husbands and wives separating in, say, East London, then going to the seaside for a new life.
"High levels of pressure and noise in cities can lead to divorce.
"There is evidence that low income is an indicator of more likely family break-up. However seaside towns tend to have an older population and it may be because there are more older people that there are more divorcees. The highest level of separation among couples is in inner city areas, but that is not where the divorcees live."
(JP/CD)
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UK Coastal Towns Have Highest Divorce Rate
Newly released figures show that the UK's coastal towns have more divorcees than anywhere else in the country.According to the census figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 12 areas in the UK have a proportion of divorced people measuring more than 11% - and each area in located on the coast.
Blackpool tops the list, where almost one in eight residents are survivors of a broken marriage. In the south, Hastings topped the list, with a similar figure.
Looking at the figures, experts think the high rate could be due to newly separated individuals moving to the coastal regions to start a new life. In addition, they said there are more likely to be divorcees among the generally older population in the seaside resorts.
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Other towns on the list include Torbay in Devon, Isle of Wight, Weymouth and Worthing.
The data, included in the newly published 2011 census, reveals a UK average of 8.8%.
The numbers reveal there is a divorcee proportion of around 11% in the northern districts of Barrow-in Furness and north-east Lincolnshire, while in East Anglia, 11.4% of the population of Great Yarmouth is divorced, while Weymouth and Torbay in the West Country both have proportions higher than 12%.
Interestingly, in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland – or anywhere inland – has a proportion over the 11% mark.
The ONS has offered no explanation for the phenomenon.
Harry Benson of the Marriage Foundation think-tank is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying: "It is tempting to imagine husbands and wives separating in, say, East London, then going to the seaside for a new life.
"High levels of pressure and noise in cities can lead to divorce.
"There is evidence that low income is an indicator of more likely family break-up. However seaside towns tend to have an older population and it may be because there are more older people that there are more divorcees. The highest level of separation among couples is in inner city areas, but that is not where the divorcees live."
(JP/CD)
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