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1
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statistic from 1940 on how “fewer people are marrying”

A

426,000 people married

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2
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“fewer people are marrying” what percentage of marriages were first time marriages for both partners

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91%

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3
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how many marriages were there in 2012

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175,000

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4
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“remarriages are increasing” how many for 1999

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108,488

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5
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“remarriages are increasing” how many people remarried in 2012

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80,890

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6
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what was the average age for marrying in 1971

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25 for men and 23 for women

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7
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what was the average age for marrying in 2012

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36.2 for men and 33.6 for women

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8
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how many civil ceremonies were there in 1981

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60%

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9
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how many civil ceremonies were there in 2012

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30%

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10
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cohabitation in 1996 how many people were cohabiting and between what ages

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2.9 million people aged 16-59 were cohabiting

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11
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how many people were cohabiting in 2012

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5.9 million

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12
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what is the percentage of men and women that are likely to cohabit between the ages of 25-29

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33% for men 37% for women

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13
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in 2012 the number of cohabiting households containing no children was …

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56%

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14
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in 2012 the number of cohabiting households containing non-dependant children was …

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39%

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15
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cohabitation as a permanent alternative to marriage:

what was the survey conducted for this experiment called

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the British and European Attitudes Survey

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16
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what did Barlow et al find out about cohabitation

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he found out that marriage was a lifestyle choice than an expected part of life

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17
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what does Chandler suggest about cohabitiation

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that it is becomming accepted as a long term permanent alternative to marriage and this is reflected in the increasing proportion of children born outside of marriage in cohabiting relationships

18
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cohabitation as a prelude to marriage:
what did Chester say about this

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that it is a temporary phase before marriage

19
Q

cohabitation as a prelude to marriage:
how many marriages are being preceded by cohabitation

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80%

20
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divorce:

how many marriages were ended in divorce in 2012

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42%

21
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cohabitation as a prelude to marriage:

what did Coast find out

A

that 75% of cohabiting couples expect to marry each other if the cohabitation is successful

22
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divorce:

how many petitions were filled out for divorce in 1911

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859

23
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divorce:

how many petitions were filled out for divorce in 1993

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180,000

24
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divorce:

how many petitions were filled out for divorce in 2015

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114,000

25
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the divorce rate per 1000 married rose from:

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2.1 in 1961

to

13.1 in 1995

26
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divorce has declined since 1993, give the figures

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12.9 in 2001

to

10.8 in 2011

27
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in 2011 the divorce rates was 10.8 and the marriage rate was …

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8.7

28
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in 1961 how many marriages in the uk were first marriages

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15%

29
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in 1999 how many remarriages were there

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41%

30
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how many remarriages were there in 20019 and what was the trend

A

it had falled to 35%

31
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trends in childearing:

the increase in the number of children born outside of marriage

How many births were registered to married couples in 1961 and then in 2011

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in 1961 94% of births were registered to married couples then in 2011 it had decreased to 53%

32
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trends in childearing:

the increase in the number of children born outside of marriage

in 1971 how many births outside of marriage were jointly registered

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45%

33
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trends in childearing:

the increase in the number of children born outside of marriage

in 2011 how many births were registered ny parents who were either married or cohabiting

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84%

34
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trends in childearing:

women are having** **children later

between 1971 and 2012 what did the average age for a women to have her first child rise from

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24 to 27.9 years

35
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trends in childearing:

women are having children later

what was the average for a women and father to have their first child in 2012

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women: 29.7
man: 32.6

36
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trends in childbearing:

women are having children later

how many babies were born to mothers and fathers over 30

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mothers: 49%
fathers: 65%

37
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trends in childbearing:

women are having fewer children

what was the average number of children per women in 2011

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1.91

38
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trends in childbearing:

more women are remaining childless

in 2013 how many women were childless and at what age

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1 in 5 women reaching the age of 45 were childless

39
Q

what trend is responsible for the increase in reconstituted families

A

the increase in divorce

40
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sociology A-level year 12 (20 decks)

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