Out Of The Blue: Family Breakdown in the UK
Our new analysis of data from the UK survey Understanding Society shows that high conflict warring couples are a rarity among couples who split. The
November 1, 2015
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Understanding family stability and informing the debate about marriage and commitment.
Dr Harry Benson’s PhD Summary: ‘The Timing of Marriage
and Union Dissolution’, our Research Director’s PhD Thesis.
At Marriage Foundation, our research focuses on understanding the realities of family stability and instability: what happens to couples and their children; who stays together; and why some relationships break down. By grounding the public conversation in evidence rather than assumption, our work helps build a clearer understanding of the measurable significance of marriage.
Our new analysis of data from the UK survey Understanding Society shows that high conflict warring couples are a rarity among couples who split. The
New analysis of data from the Family Resources Survey and the General Household Survey shows that the trend away from marriage was largely confined to
According to the Office for National Statistics, 53% of births are to married parents. However this total figure conceals a dramatic variation in the prevalence
Over the past 35 years, nearly two million more children have been born into families that are breaking down as a result of the trend
Latest research from Marriage Foundation, a think tank dedicated to building stronger families, has found that the recipe for relationship success lies in making the
Overall, two thirds of women who get married and have children remain with the father for life. Among women who never marry, just one in
Latest data shows the UK has the highest rate of family breakdown in Western Europe. Figures calculated by Eurostat, the EU’s primary statistics body, and
Research from The Marriage Foundation reveals that 47 per cent of women and 48 per cent of men aged twenty will never marry. The report
ONS divorce data published today appears to show that divorce rates have fluctuated up and down over the past twenty years. However this “year of
Despite accounting for only one in five parents, unmarried couples are set to overtake married couples as the main source of family breakdown by the
Around a quarter of a million of couples are claiming lone parent benefits, while continuing to reap the benefits of a two-parent household. Over 240,000
A report from the leading think-tank, The Marriage Foundation, explodes the myth about a link between divorce and recession. Relationship charities have previously claimed that