§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the average birth weight was of children of(a) married couples, (b) cohabitees and (c) single mothers in each of the last five years; [60841]
(2) what the infant mortality rate is among children of (a) married couples, (b) cohabitees and (c) single mothers. [60840]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Andrew Turner, dated 12 June 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent questions asking what the average birthweight and infant mortality rates are amongst children of (a) married couples, (b) cohabitees and (c) single mothers in each of the last five years. I am replying in his absence. (60840, 60841)Information on cohabitation is not collected directly at birth or death registration. However, for births outside marriage some information is available to infer living arrangements. The information available is shown in the tables below.
Average birthweight by live births by type of birth registration in England and Wales, 1996–2000 Average birthweight (grams) Type of birth registration 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 All live births1 3,325 3,322 3,325 3,321 3,327 Inside marriage 3,356 3,354 3,355 3,350 3,357 Outside marriage Joint registration, same address 3,298 3,298 3,307 3,308 3,313 Joint registration, different address 3,231 3,234 3,231 3,232 3,237 Sole registration 3,219 3,211 3,214 3,213 3,213 1 with stated birthweight 1294W
Infant mortality rate1 by type of birth registration in England and Wales, 1996–2000 Type of birth registration 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 All 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.5 Inside marriage 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.8 Outside marriage 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.6
Infant mortality rate1 by type of birth registration in England and Wales, 1996–2000 Type of birth registration 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Joint registration/same address 6.6 6.5 5.9 6.3 5.9 Joint registration/different address 8.7 7.4 8.8 8.2 8.0 Sole registration 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 1 per 1,000 live births Source:
Office for National Statistics
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many were divorced in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by year of latest marriage. [60838]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Andrew Turner, dated 12 June 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning how many were divorced in the most recent year for which information is available broken down by year of latest marriage. I am replying in his absence. (60838)The attached table provides the information for those divorced in 2000.1295W
Divorces in 2000 by year of marriage England and Wales Year of marriage Number of Divorces1 Total all years 141,135 2000 10 1999 813 1998 5,644 1997 7,650 1996 8,550 1995 8,676 1994 8,449 1993 7,912 1992 7,636 1991 6,771 1990 6,620 1989 6,389 1988 5,697 1987 5,297 1986 4,698 1985 4,306 1984 3,889 1983 3,641 1982 3,338 1981 3,260 1980 3,228 1979 2,924 1978 2,721 1977 2,387 1976 2,181 1975 2,232 1974 1,946 1973 1,892 1972 1,767 1971 1,582 1970 1,498 1969 1,235 1968 1,103 1967 882 1966 726 1965 630
Divorces in 2000 by year of marriage England and Wales Year of marriage Number of Divorces1 1964 504 1963 416 1962 384 1961 290 1960 276 1959 208 1958 198 1957 147 1956 117 1955 98 1954 67 1953 63 1952 32 1951 37 1950 27 1949 21 1948 13 1947 15 1946 12 1945 12 Before 1945 17 Not stated 1 1 The term divorce here includes both decrees absolute and decrees of nullity Source:
ONS