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Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 June 2006.


Family Breakdown

Question
Why the Office for National Statistics publishes invoices and neighbourhood statistics for seven of the eight indicators of deprivation that have been adopted by the Social Exclusion Unit, but not for the eighth indicator; namely, family breakdown.
Answer

Statistics on family breakdown are currently not available at neighbourhood level and as the index includes only indicators that measure a major feature of deprivation (ie not conditions experienced by a small number of people or areas), it is unlikely that a measure of family breakdown would be suitable for inclusion in the index.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6332; 683 c159-60WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Family Breakdown
Monday, 9 October 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Disadvantaged Divorce Office for National Statistics Statistics Deprivation indicators
Link
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