For the first time, fewer than half of us are married {UK}

Daily Mail ^ | 11.12.2012 | Steve Doughty

[Cronos]

Fewer than half the population are now married, the census found for the first time

It showed that the number of those over 16 who declare themselves to be married has dropped to 46.6 per cent. In the 2001 census the majority were still husbands or wives, at 50.9 per cent.

The 46.6 per cent who were married compared with more than two thirds, 67 per cent, in 1971.

Just over a third of the adult population, 34.6 per cent, was single, up from 30.1 per cent in 2001. The singles in the census include those in cohabiting relationships.

Numbers of divorcees were slightly up, from 8.2 per cent to 9 per cent, and numbers of widows fell, from 8.4 per cent to 7 per cent, a drop associated both with the decline of marriage and the growing life expectancy of men.

There were 105,000 people in civil partnerships, 0.2 per cent of the adult population.

The historic landmark in the decline of the traditional family came at a time of rising political tension over the status of marriage.

There were only 241,000 weddings in England and Wales in 2010, compared to more than 400,000 in 1972, and as cohabitation has spread, family break-up has quickened. Last year, the Department for Work and Pensions has said, 300,000 children saw their parents split up

The census report said there were just under 2.3million cohabiting couples last year, compared to 2.06million in 2001. Cohabitees now make up 10 per cent of all households, while married couples lead 33 per cent of households. Lone parent households make up another 10 per cent, and 30 per cent of homes have just one individual. married.

[Cronos]

Bye bye blighty part 2 of 3

part 1: Religion in decline in the UK

note that The report said the percentage that were married fell by between four and six percentage points in all regions except London, where it fell by two percentage points. The greater stability of marriage in London may be linked to the arrival of high numbers of immigrants who continue to place high value on being married.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Sexual Revoulutsion.

[garbanzo]

There were 105,000 people in civil partnerships, 0.2 per cent of the adult population.

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Can someone explain to me why gay marriage is such a pressing political issue?

[freedomfiter2]

It showed that the number of those over 16 who declare themselves to be married has dropped to 46.6 per cent.

It used to be socially acceptable to marry in the late teens. It’s not anymore, so of course , the stats will reflect that.

[BobL]

“Can someone explain to me why gay marriage is such a pressing political issue?”

Because it represent a chance for liberals to, once-and-for-all, put an end to marriage as we know it, and essentially end civilization as we know it. That is very, very, important to them.

[Cronos]

waste of money...