Families and children in the UK by family type including married couples, cohabiting couples and lone parents. Also shows household size and people living alone.

This report analyses families in the UK by the number of dependent children they have, with focus on those with three or more dependent children, examining trends over time, where such families live and their economic activity. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Number of children families have

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in families with dependent children in England and Wales by family status, by number of parents working, and by economic activity status. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes. Read more about this quality notice.

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Family status by workers in generation 1

Classifies parents aged 16 years and over with dependent children in the family, by family status, the number of parents working, and economic activity.

Economic activity status

People aged 16 years and over are economically active if, between 15 March and 21 March 2021, they were:

• in employment (an employee or self-employed)
• unemployed, but looking for work and could start within two weeks
• unemployed, but waiting to start a job that had been offered and accepted

It is a measure of whether or not a person was an active participant in the labour market during this period. Economically inactive are those aged 16 years and over who did not have a job between 15 March to 21 March 2021 and had not looked for work between 22 February to 21 March 2021 or could not start work within two weeks.

The census definition differs from International Labour Organization definition used on the Labour Force Survey, so estimates are not directly comparable.

This classification splits out full-time students from those who are not full-time students when they are employed or unemployed. It is recommended to sum these together to look at all of those in employment or unemployed, or to use the four category labour market classification, if you want to look at all those with a particular labour market status.

The Families in Tower Hamlets project included a repeat online survey of households with children under five. The first wave of the repeat online survey ran from mid-July to end November 2020. The 126 item survey was drawn from previous sources: i) a parallel ‘Born in Bradford’ survey of job, housing and food insecurity, children’s home learning, health and care service access, and mental health, and ii) the 'Gender (In)equality in Times of COVID-19' survey run by the International Network on Leave Policies and Research (INLPR) using validated instruments to examine work-family conflict and parental coping strategies, and iii) items from a national longitudinal household panel study called Understanding Society. The second wave of the repeat online survey ran from February-to May 2021. As with wave 1, the 126 items in the wave 2 survey were drawn from previous sources: i) a parallel ‘Born in Bradford’ survey of job, housing and food insecurity, children’s home learning, health and care service access, and mental health, and ii) the 'Gender (In)equality in Times of COVID-19' survey run by the International Network on Leave Policies and Research (INLPR) using validated instruments to examine work-family conflict and parental coping strategies, and iii) items from a national longitudinal household panel study called Understanding Society.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify families in England and Wales by family type, by dependent children and by age of the Family Reference Person. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. A concealed family is one that does not include the Household Reference Person.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Concealed family type

This categorises the type of concealed family, whether it is a lone parent or couple family, with or without dependent or non-dependent children.

A concealed family does not include the Household Reference Person (HRP).

Example

George and Amy live at the same address as their daughter Emily and her husband and daughter.

Because Emily is not a dependent child and has her own family, there are two families in this household.

Family one are George and wife Amy. George is the Family Reference Person (FRP).

Family two is daughter Emily, husband Simon and their daughter Eve. Emily is the FRP.

As there is more than one family in the household, The FRPs are prioritised to decide who is the HRP.

In this household, George is the HRP.

This means that Emily's family is a "concealed family". Their HRP is George. They will be included as part of his household in relevant outputs.

Age of the family reference person

Age of the Family Reference Person

A statistical digest that looks at family types and explores similarities and differences between them. It also examines the relationship between families and health, unpaid care and education. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Focus on Families

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of households by household size, for regions of England and also Scotland and Wales.

Total number of young adults aged 15 to 34 years and total number of young adults aged 20 to 34 years in the UK living with their parents.

The Study of Early Education and Development: Wave 2, 2014-2015 is the second survey in the series. In total, 4,583 parents took part in the Wave 2 survey and the overall response rate was 82 per cent. Once weighted, the Wave 2 sample of families taking part in SEED is representative of all families with three-year-olds in England.

In addition to collecting data from families, the SEED survey also collected data from staff at group settings attended by children in the SEED study (provided consent was given by the parent/main carer of the child). Staff were sent Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires for each child in the SEED study who was attending their setting at the time of the age 3 interview. The staff survey was by post, with some telephone calls to encourage completion. In total, 1,661 providers completed child questionnaires, which equates to a response rate of 62 per cent.

Latest Edition Information
For the second edition (December 2018), 5 variables covering wave 2 settings, the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being scale and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale have been added to the study and the documentation has been enhanced.

The Census 2011 identifies concealed families in each district of the country. Here, we present the data and a breakdown of families into various groups; unconcealed, concealed lone parent families and concealed families. It is important to note that the data only identifies families with children, and does not identify lone individuals concealed within another household. So, what is a concealed family? Where more than one family lives in a property, the “second” family is called concealed – for example a young couple living with parents, or an older couple living in their son or daughter’s family home. What is a family reference person? Using the Census, each family is assigned a Family Reference Person (FRP). Where there is more than one family reference person in the household, the primary family is identified (usually the one containing the oldest full-time worker). Other families living in the same property are then counted identified as “concealed”. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) analyses concealed family types for each district, including the age group of the Family Reference Person. This is the data we have used, with a little editing to ensure it is "open" data.

The Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been running continuously since 1992 to meet the information needs of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is almost wholly funded by DWP.

The FRS collects information from a large, and representative sample of private households in the United Kingdom (prior to 2002, it covered Great Britain only). The interview year runs from April to March.

The focus of the survey is on income, and how much comes from the many possible sources (such as employee earnings, self-employed earnings or profits from businesses, and dividends; individual pensions; state benefits, including Universal Credit and the State Pension; and other sources such as savings and investments). Specific items of expenditure, such as rent or mortgage, Council Tax and water bills, are also covered.

Many other topics are covered and the dataset has a very wide range of personal characteristics, at the adult or child, family and then household levels. These include education, caring, childcare and disability. The dataset also captures material deprivation, household food security and (new for 2021/22) household food bank usage.

The FRS is a national statistic whose results are published on the gov.uk website. It is also possible to create your own tables from FRS data, using DWP’s Stat Xplore tool. Further information can be found on the gov.uk Family Resources Survey webpage.

Secure Access FRS data
In addition to the standard End User Licence (EUL) version, Secure Access datasets, containing unrounded data and additional variables, are also available for FRS from 2005/06 onwards - see SN 9256. Prospective users of the Secure Access version of the FRS will need to fulfil additional requirements beyond those associated with the EUL datasets. Full details of the application requirements are available from http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/media/178323/secure_frs_application_guidance.pdf" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Guidance on applying for the Family Resources Survey: Secure Access.

FRS, HBAI and PI
The FRS underpins the related Households Below Average Income (HBAI) dataset, which focuses on poverty in the UK, and the related Pensioners' Incomes (PI) dataset. The EUL versions of HBAI and PI are held under SNs 5828 and 8503, respectively. The Secure Access versions are held under SN 7196 and 9257 (see above).

This dataset covers people involved in family court cases in England and Wales. Three tables have been created to join together information stored across multiple tables in the raw Family Court database: Cases - contains information about cases as a whole, including case type, key dates, related cases and originating court. There is one row per case. Events - contains information about events within a case, for example, hearings, applications, orders and administrative processes. There is one row per event within the case, which can be joined to cases table on the case_number_hash.

Useful information about the Family Courts can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2023/guide-to-family-court-statistics

The Research Accreditation Panel provides oversight of the framework that is used to accredit research projects, researchers and processing environments under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA). Researchers are advised to liaise with SAIL support teams to understand the requirements and timelines involved with submitting a research project to the Research Accreditation Panel. https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/digitaleconomyact-research-statistics/research-accreditation-panel/

United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: Multi-Family Households data was reported at 1.192 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.091 % for 2015. United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: Multi-Family Households data is updated yearly, averaging 0.835 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.192 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.662 % in 1997. United Kingdom % of Household: by Type: Multi-Family Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.H027: Number of Households, Household Size and Type.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by age of youngest dependent child and by household type. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Dependent children in household and their age

Classifies the number of dependent children in a household, by the age of the youngest child. The age of youngest dependent children is classified as follows:

• Aged 0 to 4 years
• Aged 5 to 9 years
• Aged 10 to 15 years
• Aged 16 to 18 years

Household type

Classifies households in an alternative way to the "household composition" classification used in most standard census results.

The type of family present classifies a household. However, households with more than one family are categorised using this priority order:

• married couple family
• civil partnership couple family
• cohabiting couple family
• lone parent family

Within a family type, a family with dependent children takes priority.

The alternative definitions used in tables that use this classification are:

• married couple household
• same-sex civil partnership couple household
• cohabiting couple household
• lone parent household

10 families of different types (SES) and structures (e.g. nuclear, extended, single-parent) were observed. The data provide insight into family members’ ideological positions that can be congruent or conflictual and which may cause conflicting views about how to raise bilingual children. Interactional data capture the actual language practices in families across the communities. The data also allow us to observe the silent cultural conversations among family members, and to identify the critical moments of policy enactment.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on A Vision of Britain webpages, where users can browse the database's documentation system online. These data were originally collected by the Censuses of Population for England and Wales, and for Scotland. They were computerised by the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and its collaborators. They form part of the Great Britain Historical Database, which contains a wide range of geographically-located statistics, selected to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain, generally at sub-county scales. The census gathered data on levels of educational attainment only from 1951. In 1951 and 1961, attainment was measured simply by the age at which a person's education was completed, rather than by the level of qualifications achieved. These data cover, broadly, the adult population, including many people who had completed their education decades before the relevant census, so the data are indicative of the general level of education of the workforce at the census date, but are a problematic guide to the performance of the education system at that date. The census reports also include cross-tabulations of age of education completion with current age, but not with the level of geographical detail of the transcribed tables. The 1951 data for England and Wales were computerised by Danny Dorling (now of Oxford University), as part of research funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.Latest edition information:For the 2nd edition (June 2021), data for Scotland for 1951 and data for England & Wales and Scotland for 1961 have been added to the study. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE / Style Definitions / table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} Main Topics: Level of education of the adult or occupied population, measured by their age at termination of education. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research. Purposive selection/case studies