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1
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In 1961, how many births were registered to married couples?

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90% (approx)

2
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In 2011, how many births were registered to married couples?

A

50% (approx) BUT in nearly all cases they were jointly registered by both parents and in most cases the parents were cohabiting

3
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In 1971, what was the average age of a woman having her first child?

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24

4
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In 2012, what was the average age of a woman having her first child?

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28 (approx)

5
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In 1964, what was the amount of children per woman?

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2.95

6
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In 2011, what was the amount of children per woman?

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1.91 (largely due to non-UK born women who have larger families)

7
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In 2013, how many women reaching the age of 45 were childless?

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1 in 5

8
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Brown (commenting on the trend of an increase in children born outside of marriage)

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  • the trend of more children born out of marriage reflects a reduction in ‘shot-gun weddings’ (change in societal attitudes, especially due to secularisation)
  • statistics should be treated with caution because they only provide a ‘snapshot’ and family life is transitional (ie. mothers who have children out of marriage may marry later)
9
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List the four trends in childbearing

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  • increase in number of children born outside of marriage
  • women having children later
  • women having fewer children
  • more women are remaining childless
10
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Why might women have children later? (three reasons)

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  • people get married later
  • women are more focused on establishing and building a career
  • larger amount of people pursuing higher education
11
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Give three reasons why people may have fewer children

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  • the trend of having children later means they have less time to have more children and fertility may change with age
  • it’s easier to be career orientated with fewer children
  • children are incredibly expensive
12
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Give three reasons why there is an increase in the number of children born outside of marriage

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  • more people choose to co-habit
  • many people marry later so they might have children earlier before they marry
  • it is more acceptable due to secularisation
13
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Give three reasons why there is an increase in the number of children born outside of marriage

A
  • more people choose to co-habit
  • many people marry later so they might have children earlier before they marry
  • it is more acceptable due to secularisation

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