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| Improving Scottish Family law |
| Annex B: STATISTICS ON BIRTHS AND DIVORCES |
| BIRTHS TO MARRIED AND UNMARRIED PARENTS (see Part 5) |
| Live births, numbers and percentages, by marital status of parents and type of registration, Scotland, 1987 to 1997 |
Year |
All |
To married |
To unmarried parents |
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Joint registration |
Sole registration |
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1987 |
66,241 |
51,116 ( 77.2%) |
10,479 (15.8%) |
4,646 (7.0%) |
1988 |
66,212 |
49,988 (75.5%) |
11,472 (17.3%) |
4,752 (7.2%) |
1989 |
63,480 |
47,004 (74.0%) |
11,919 (18.8%) |
4,557 (7.2%) |
1990 |
65,973 |
48,100 (72.9%) |
13,134 (19.9%) |
4,739 (7.2%) |
1991 |
67,024 |
47,507 (70.9%) |
14,589 (21.8%) |
4,928 (7.4%) |
1992 |
65,789 |
45,839 (69.7%) |
15,272 (23.2%) |
4,678 (7.1%) |
1993 |
63,337 |
43,482 (68.7%) |
15,560 (24.6%) |
4,295 (6.8%) |
1994 |
61,656 |
42,432 (68.8%) |
15,085 (24.5%) |
4,139 (6.7%) |
1995 |
60,051 |
39,785 (66.3%) |
16,207 (27.0%) |
4,059 (6.8%) |
1996 |
59,296 |
37,936 (64.0%) |
*17,164 (28.9%) |
4,196 (7.1%) |
1997 |
59,440 |
37,052 (62.3%) |
*18,163 (30.6%) |
4,225 (7.1%) |
| * From 1996, separate figures have been kept for Joint Registrations where the unmarried parents live at the same address, and for those when they live apart. |
Year |
Joint registration |
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Same address |
Different address |
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1996 |
11,706 (19.7%) |
5,458 (9.2%) |
1997 |
12,809 (21.5%) |
5,354 (9.0%) |
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