February 2016 - Marriage Foundation

New CIVITAS report on marriage in Britain quotes Marriage Foundation

Institute for the Study of Civil Society, an independent think tank, has released an interesting report on the current state of marriage as an institution and as a social phenomena as part of its Marriage in Modern Britain -project. The report quotes some of Marriage Foundation’s original research. Marriage: A review of the documented state of […]

Golden anniversary couples 200 times more likely to live for a century than get a divorce

Couples who have been married fifty years are over 200 times more likely to become centenarians than get a divorce, new research from Marriage Foundation has found. The think tank founded to promote stable families has calculated the odds for a married couple to separate after their golden wedding anniversary to be one in 1,500. […]

Family breakdown costs £50bn a year

When couples split up, families move from one to two households. Poverty is a common outcome that affects children. Six out of ten lone parents are supported by the state compared to one out of ten couple parents. That's where most of the £50bn is spent.

UK Among highest family breakdown in Europe

Five years ago, the UK had the highest rate of family breakdown in Europe. We're not doing as badly today, but only because of big falls in divorce rates. Alas there's no sign of a similar improvement among cohabitees

Lower Divorce Rates – Higher Lone Parents

Divorce rates have plummeted over the past 3 decades, but the number of lone parents has doubled in the same period. Why?... Because unmarried parents make up only one in five cohabiting parents but are responsible for one half of all family breakdown.

Stability is found in Marriage

Whereas stability is the norm if parents are married (75% stay together), it is the exception if they are not (30% stay together). As a result, among parents of teens who are still together as a couple, nine out of ten are married

Single Most Important Factor

The single most important factor in a child’s healthy development is the stable relationship of the parents. Our groundbreaking research shows that family breakdown is the #1 predictor of teenage mental health problems.

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Month: February 2016

New CIVITAS report on marriage in Britain quotes Marriage Foundation

Golden anniversary couples 200 times more likely to live for a century than get a divorce

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