Lone Parent Families

Question 1

What % of children live in lone parent family

Answer 1

23%

Question 2

What % used to live in lone parent family in 1971

Answer 2

7%

Question 3

Reasons why there has been a rise in lone parent families

Answer 3

Women have greater independence
Reproductive technologies allow women to get pregnant without male partner
Changing social attitudes - women won’t be condemned