A report said that the number of cohabiting couple families increased by 65 per cent between 1996 and 2006, from 1.4 million to 2.3 million. Lone parent families (including those with non-dependent children only) increased by 8 per cent to 2.6 million.
Source: Steve Smallwood and Ben Wilson (eds.), Focus on Families: 2007 edition, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Report | ONS press release | LSE press release | Guardian report
Date: 2007-Oct