Nuclear family meaning
Heterosexual married family who live together with their children
Nuclear family change
Rise of neo-conventional nuclear families (dual earners), economic and societal shifts - gender equality and changing work roles contributed to transformation of family dynamics
Nuclear family stats
Proportion of households consisting of a nuclear family fell from 39% in 1996 to 29% in 2021
Marriage rate meaning
Legally and socially recognised union between two people
Marriage rate change
More couples are choosing cohabitation over marriage
Marriage rate stats
In 2022, 35,000 were married which is down from 400,000 in 1970. Cohabiting couples rose from 1.5 million in 1996 to 3.6 million in 2021
Cohabitation meaning
Couples living together without formal marriage
Cohabitation change
Many people are now choosing to live together before marriage or as an alternative to marriage altogether
Cohabitation key stats
Grew from 1.5 million in 1996 to 3.6 million in 2021
Divorce rate meaning
Dissolving a marriage legally