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• The marriage rate in the United Kingdom in 2000 was around the EU average, at 5.1 per 1,000 people
• 51% of all divorces occur in the first nine years of marriage10. If present trends continue, one in four children will experience divorce by the age of 16
• Between 1991 and 2001, the number of lone parent households rose by 21%
• It is predicted that by the year 2010, divorce, separation and re-partnering will be the norm
• The underage (under 16) conception rate in 2001 was eight conceptions per thousand girls aged 13-15.
• In 2000, 15% of boys aged 11 to 15 years used drugs in the last year compared with 13 % of girls, and 31% of males aged 16 to 19 years used drugs in the last year compared with 24% of females in the same age group.
• One in ten children in Great Britain aged 5-16 has a clinically recognised mental disorder
• About 9% of 16–18 year olds – around 161,000 young people - neither participate in education or training nor have a job

Labels: Statistics

// posted by Nigel @ Thursday, December 07, 2006