http://www.ons.gov.uk/ Taxonomy RSS en-gb Sat, 25 May 2013 11:04:42 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/index.html Guidance notes and metadata for ONS's Health and Life Events statistics including conceptions, births, mariages and divorces, deaths and mortality Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:35:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/method-quality/quality/quality-information/health-and-social-care/quality-and-methodology-information-for-divorces-in-england-and-wales.pdf PDF download of ONS's Quality and Methodology Information for Divorces in England and Wales Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/method-quality/quality/quality-information/health-and-social-care/quality-and-methodology-information-for-divorces-in-england-and-wales.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/divorces-metadata.pdf PDF download of Health and life events user guidance - Divorces metadata, 2012 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/divorces-metadata.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/index.html The tables present data on divorces taking place in England and Wales. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/stb-divorces-2011.html This bulletin analyses divorce statistics by sex, age and marital status before marriage, duration of marriage, age at divorce, the number and age of children involved, and the grounds for divorce. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/stb-divorces-2011.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/sty-what-percentage-of-marriages-end-in-divorce.html There is always speculation about the percentage of marriages that end in divorce, but what are the statistics? Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/sty-what-percentage-of-marriages-end-in-divorce.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/rft-divorces--age-at-marriage-and-cohort-analyses.xls These tables provide divorce statistics by age at marriage and duration of marriage. Cohort analyses providing the percentage of marriages ending in divorce by year of marriage and anniversary and proportions of men/women who have ever divorced by age and year of birth are also included. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/rft-divorces--age-at-marriage-and-cohort-analyses.xls http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/rft-divorces--children-of-divorced-couples.xls These tables provide divorce statistics on the number and age of children in families where the parents divorce. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/rft-divorces--children-of-divorced-couples.xls http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/rft-divorces--number-of-divorces-age-at-divorce-and-marital-status-before-marriage.xls These tables provide divorce statistics by age at divorce and marital status before marriage. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/rft-divorces--number-of-divorces-age-at-divorce-and-marital-status-before-marriage.xls http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/vs-civil-partnerships--five-years-on.html Short video podcast using audio commentary and graphical animations covers the following: It shows the number of civil partnerships since their inception in 2005. It looks at the average age of people going into civil partnerships. Finally it looks at dissolutions of civil partnerships and their numbers. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:19:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/vs-civil-partnerships--five-years-on.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/households-and-families/art---households-and-families.html This article on ‘Households and families’ is the third in a series which aims to explore in more detail the different domains that have been considered as important for the measurement of National Well-being. It firstly focuses on family and household formation and then on individual aspects of these such as marriage and divorce. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/households-and-families/art---households-and-families.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/social-and-welfare-methodology/families-and-households/f-h-faq/index.html Frequently asked questions (FAQs) are provided for the publication 'Families and households, 2001 to 2011'. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:57:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/social-and-welfare-methodology/families-and-households/f-h-faq/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/divorces-in-england-and-wales---2010-data-tabless.zip 2010 Edition Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/divorces-in-england-and-wales---2010-data-tabless.zip http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/stb-divorces-2010.html This bulletin analyses divorce statistics by sex, age and marital status before marriage, duration of marriage, age at divorce, the number and age of children involved, and the grounds for divorce. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/stb-divorces-2010.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/index.html These tables present data on divorces taking place in England and Wales.The tables contain data for dissolutions and annulments of marriage, previous marital status of persons divorcing, sex and age of persons divorcing, children of couples divorced and facts proven at divorce and to whom granted. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/ard-pt145-cohab-marriage-trends.pdf The article presents an overview of trends in cohabitation and marriage in Britain over several decades, using a consistent set of retrospective histories from the General Household Survey 1979–2007. Time-trends are presented, for men and women, of: the experience of different types of partnership by specified ages, the frequency of premarital cohabitation, the average time spent in different types of partnership, the timing of life course transitions, and the outcome of cohabitation and marriage at the fifth and tenth anniversaries. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/ard-pt145-cohab-marriage-trends.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/ard-pt145-civil-partnerships.pdf The Civil Partnership Act 2004, which came into force in December 2005 allowing same-sex couples in the UK to register their relationship for the first time, celebrated its fifth anniversary in December 2010. This article examines civil partnership in England and Wales, five years on from its introduction. The characteristics of those forming civil partnerships between 2005 and 2010 including age, sex and previous marital/civil partnership status are examined. These are then compared with the characteristics of those marrying over the same period. Further comparisons are also made between civil partnership dissolutions and divorce. The article presents estimates of the number of people currently in civil partnerships and children of civil partners. Finally the article examines attitudes towards same-sex and civil partner couples both in the UK and in other countries across Europe. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/ard-pt145-civil-partnerships.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2009/divorces-in-england-and-wales---2009-data-tables.zip 2009 Edition Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2009/divorces-in-england-and-wales---2009-data-tables.zip http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2009/index.html Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2009/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2009/divorces-in-england-and-wales.pdf 2009 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2009/divorces-in-england-and-wales.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/outcome-of-marriage--divorce-and-adoption-statistics-review-and-lookup-file-for-new-tables.pdf PDF download of Health and life events user guidance - Outcome of marriage, divorce and adoption statistics review and lookup file for new tables Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/outcome-of-marriage--divorce-and-adoption-statistics-review-and-lookup-file-for-new-tables.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2008/divorces-in-england-and-wales-2008.pdf 2008 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2008/divorces-in-england-and-wales-2008.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2008/divorces-in-england-and-wales---2008-data-tables.zip 2008 Edition Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2008/divorces-in-england-and-wales---2008-data-tables.zip http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2008/index.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2008/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/index.html The tables present data on divorces taking place in England and Wales. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:55:08 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--132--summer-2008/age-differences-at-marriage-and-divorce.pdf No. 132, Summer 2008 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--132--summer-2008/age-differences-at-marriage-and-divorce.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--132--summer-2008/index.html Covers population and demographic information. It contains commentary on the latest findings and topical articles on relevant subjects. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--132--summer-2008/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--131--spring-2008/the-proportion-of-marriages-ending-in-divorce.pdf No. 131, Spring 2008 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--131--spring-2008/the-proportion-of-marriages-ending-in-divorce.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--131--spring-2008/index.html Covers population and demographic information. It contains commentary on the latest findings and topical articles on relevant subjects. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.ons.gov.uk:80/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--131--spring-2008/index.html