Final statistics were published on conceptions for women usually resident in England and Wales in 2006.
Source: Conceptions for Women Resident in England and Wales, 2006, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Report
Date: 2008-Nov
Researchers found that there had been an increase in births (by around 15 per cent) among the groups of women affected by reforms to the system of child-contingent benefits between 1999 and 2003 (including the introduction of working families' tax credit, and an increase in means-tested income support for families with children).
Source: Mike Brewer, Anita Ratcliffe and Sarah Smith, Does Welfare Reform Affect Fertility? Evidence from the UK, Working Paper W08/09, Institute for Fiscal Studies (020 7291 4800)
Date: 2008-Nov
The total number of abortions in England and Wales in 2007 was 198,500, compared with 193,700 in 2006 – a rise of 2.5 per cent. The under-16 abortion rate was 4.4 per 1,000, and the under-18 rate was 19.8 per 1,000 – both significantly higher than in 2006.
Source: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2007, Statistical Bulletin 2008/01, Department of Health (08701 555455)
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Date: 2008-Jun
An article explained why the Office for National Statistics had decided to increase the long-term assumption of completed family size in the most recent population projection round.
Source: Julie Jefferies, 'Fertility assumptions for the 2006-based national population projections', Population Trends 131, Spring 2008, Office for National Statistics, Palgrave Macmillan (01256 329242)
Links: Article
Date: 2008-Mar
The conception rate in England and Wales rose between 2005 and 2006 for all women aged 19 and over. The overall conception rate rose by nearly 3 per cent between 2005 and 2006, from 76.0 to 78.0 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. The rate for women aged 40 and over increased by more than any other age group.
Source: Press release 28 February 2008, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
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Date: 2008-Feb
Official statistics showed a reduction in teenage pregnancy rates during 2006. There was a 13.3 per cent overall reduction in the under-18 conception rate in England since the 1998 baseline, and a 2 per cent reduction from the 2005 rate; and a 13.0 per cent overall reduction in the under-16 conception rate since 1998, and a 1 per cent reduction from the 2005 rate.
Source: Press release 28 February 2008, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
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Date: 2008-Feb
