Written question asked by Edward Leigh (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 1997. It was answered by Angela Knight (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 March 1997 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: If he will list the percentage of households headed by a person who is (a) married, (b) co-habiting, (c) single, (d) widowed, (e) divoced, (f) separated and (g) co-habiting with someone of the same sex. - Text of letter from Julian Calder of the Office for National Statistics. Inc table of available figs. (Holding answer 17 March 1997).

Answer: Mr. Leigh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentage of households headed by a person who is (a) married, (b) co-habiting, (c) single, (d) widowed, (e) divorced, (f) separated and (g) co-habiting with someone of the same sex. [20375] Mrs. Angela Knight: [holding answer 17 March 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Julian Calder to Mr. Edward Leigh, dated 18 March 1997: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked the Director of the Office for National Statistics to reply to your recent question on the marital status of the heads of households. In his absence, the Director has asked me to reply. The following table, derived from the 1995 General Household Survey, gives the information requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Marital status of head of household Frequency (per cent.) Married 54 Cohabiting 6 Single 14 Widowed 14 Divorced 8 Separated 3 Same-sex cohabiting {1}-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimated at 0.1 per cent.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20375; 292 c547W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Cohabitation Divorce Households Married people Separation Widowed people Single people
Contains statistics: Yes