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Summary information

Study title

Lone Parent Families in the United Kingdom, 1989

Creator

University of York, Social Policy Research Unit
Millar, J., University of Bath, Department of Social Administration and Social Policy
Bradshaw, J. R., University of York, Department of Social Policy

Study number / PID

2716 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2716-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


To discover the dynamics of lone parent families.
Main Topics:

Variables
Routes into lone parenthood; the factors affecting incomes; how lone parent families perceive their situation; what leads lone parents to be no longer dependent on benefits; the duration of lone parenthood.

Topics

Family life and marriageSpecific social services: use and availability

Keywords

ADVICE (ELSST)AGE (ELSST)APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT (ELSST)ATTITUDES (ELSST)CHILD BENEFITS (ELSST)CHILD CARE (ELSST)CHILD WORKERS (ELSST)CHILD-MINDERS (ELSST)CHILDREN (ELSST)CLOTHINGCOHABITATION (ELSST)COMMUTING (ELSST)
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/05/1989 - 01/09/1989

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Not available

Analysis unit

National
Families
Single parents

Universe

Lone parents in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Not available

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1990

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

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