An article examined the phenomenon of the substantial over-reporting of childlessness in the General Household Survey. Misreporting in fertility histories dated primarily from administrative changes in the GHS in the years 1998-2000.
Source: Maire Ni Bhrolchain, Eva Beaujouan, and Michael Murphy, 'Sources of error in reported childlessness in a continuous British household survey', Population Studies, Volume 65 Issue 3
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Nov
An article examined increased heterogeneity in the living arrangements of young adults. Increasing numbers of young adults remained in the parental home, or lived independently of the parental home but outside of a family. The article examined the extent to which these trends were explained by the increased immigration of foreign-born young adults, the expansion in higher education, and the increased economic insecurity faced by young adults.
Source: Juliet Stone, Ann Berrington, and Jane Falkingham, 'The changing determinants of UK young adults? living arrangements', Demographic Research, Volume 25, Article 20
Date: 2011-Sep
An article examined household structure for 26 of the 27 countries of the post-enlargement European Union. As well as broad indicators of household type, it presented statistics on single-person and extended-family households, and on the households of children and older people. It assessed the extent to which household structure differed between the 'old' and 'new' member states of the EU.
Source: Maria Iacovou and Alexandra Skew, 'Household composition across the new Europe: where do the new member states fit in?', Demographic Research, Volume 25
Date: 2011-Aug
The results were published from the Scottish Household Survey for 2009-10. The survey was designed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics, and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals on a range of issues.
Source: Scotland s People: Annual Report – Results from 2009/2010 Scottish Household Survey, Scottish Government
Links: Report | Scottish Government press release | CAS press release
Date: 2011-Aug
An article examined intergenerational family structures in 9 European countries. The results indicated that certain demographic scenarios might halt or temporarily reverse the trend towards the further vertical extension of family 'constellations'.
Source: Allan Puur, Luule Sakkeus, Asta Poldma, and Anne Herm, 'Intergenerational family constellations in contemporary Europe: evidence from the Generations and Gender Survey', Demographic Research, Volume 25
Date: 2011-Aug
A bulletin presented statistics on the number of families by type, and children in families by type, in the United Kingdom. It also presented statistics on household size, household types, and people living alone. In 2010 there were 17.9 million families: of these, 12.2 million consisted of a married couple with or without children. The number of opposite-sex cohabiting couple families increased from 2.1 million in 2001 to 2.8 million in 2010; and the number of dependent children living in opposite-sex cohabiting couple families increased from 1.3 million to 1.8 million over the same period. There were 26 million households in 2010: of these, 29 per cent consisted of only one person and almost 20 per cent consisted of 4 or more people.
Source: Families and Households in the UK, 2001 to 2010, Office for National Statistics
Links: Bulletin
Date: 2011-Apr
A journal issue examined demographic change and the family in Europe.
Source: Veronika Herche (ed.), Demographic Change and the Family in Europe, FAMILYPLATFORM Online Journal, Volume 3, FAMILYPLATFORM, European Commission
Links: Journal
Date: 2011-Jan