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Nuclear family meaning
Heterosexual married family who live together with their children
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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
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Nuclear family stats
Proportion of households consisting of a nuclear family fell from 39% in 1996 to 29% in 2021
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Marriage rate meaning
Legally and socially recognised union between two people
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Marriage rate change
More couples are choosing cohabitation over marriage
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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
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Cohabitation meaning
Couples living together without formal marriage
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Cohabitation change
Many people are now choosing to live together before marriage or as an alternative to marriage altogether
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Cohabitation key stats
Grew from 1.5 million in 1996 to 3.6 million in 2021
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Divorce rate meaning
Dissolving a marriage legally
