Population and Housing Census 2001

10   Couples with and without children, by way of living together and number of children in the family. 3 November 2001. Numbers and per cent
  Total Married couples1 Cohabiting couples
  Total Without children2 With children2 Total Without children2 With children2
  Numbers
Total 1 039 326  834 969  485 468  349 501  204 357 86 856  117 501
Number of children in the family              
0  572 324  485 468  485 468 . 86 856 86 856 .
1  172 967  117 423 .  117 423 55 544 . 55 544
2  196 036  148 910 .  148 910 47 126 . 47 126
3 80 219 67 652 . 67 652 12 567 . 12 567
4 or more 17 780 15 516 . 15 516 2 264 . 2 264
               
  Per cent            
Total  100.0 80.3 46.7 33.6 19.7 8.4 11.3
Number of children in the family              
0 55.1 46.7 46.7 . 8.4 8.4 .
1 16.6 11.3 . 11.3 5.3 . 5.3
2 18.9 14.3 . 14.3 4.5 . 4.5
3 7.7 6.5 . 6.5 1.2 . 1.2
4 or more 1.7 1.5 . 1.5 0.2 . 0.2
1  Registered partners included.
2  In this table children (unmarried resident) 18 years and older are not included in the grouping of couples. Couples with children aged at least 18 years, are counted as couples without children.

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