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Data and analysis from Census 2021

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Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements QMI

Contact:
families@ons.gov.uk

Last revised:
13 July 2016

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Methodology background

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Survey name:
Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements

Frequency:
Annual

How compiled:
Labour Force Survey (Household dataset)

Sample size:
41,000 per quarter

Geographic coverage:
England and Wales

Notice:

The Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements QMI was superseded in July 2017.

Download this methodology

Related publications

  • Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements, England and Wales: 2020
  • Marriages in England and Wales: 2020
  • Civil partnerships in England and Wales: 2021
  • Divorces in England and Wales: 2021

Related data

  • Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements, England and Wales
  • Comparison of population estimates by marital status using two different methodologies
  • Backseries: Population Estimates by Marital Status, selected years from Mid-1971 to Mid-2001: Single year of age and sex for England and Wales

Contact details for this Quality and methodology information

families@ons.gov.uk

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