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15 December 2008 Correction Notice Birth statistics: Births and patterns of family building England and Wales (FM1) FM1 No. 36 – 2007 An error relating to the title of one table has been corrected in this publication, originally released on 9 December 2008. The error in table 10.3 – Estimated average number of first live-born children: age and year of birth of woman, 1920-1992, omitted the word “first” from the table title. ONS apologises for any inconvenience caused. Issued by: National Statistics Government Buildings Cardiff Road Newport NP10 8XG Telephone Media Office 0845 604 1858 Contact Centre 0845 601 3034 Birth statistics Review of the National Statistician on births and patterns of family building in England and Wales, 2007 Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 19 Registration Service Act 1953 Series FM1 No. 36 ISSN 0140–2587 Copyright and reproduction © Crown copyright 2008 A National Statistics publication Published with the permission of the Office for Public Sector Information (OPSI) National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They are You may use this publication (excluding logos) free of charge produced free from political influence. in any format for research, private study or internal circulation About us within an organisation providing it is used accurately and not in a misleading context. 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Tel: 020 8876 3444 This publication www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/index.htm For information about the content of this publication, contact Vital Statistics Outputs Branch Tel: 01329 444110 Email: [email protected] Other customer and media enquiries ONS Customer Contact Centre Tel: 0845 601 3034 International: +44 (0)845 601 3034 Minicom: 01633 812399 Email: [email protected] Fax: 01633 652747 Post: Room 1015, Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales NP10 8XG You can find more information about our other statistical releases at www.statistics.gov.uk Contents Page List of main tables and appendices iv 1 Introduction ix 1.1 Tables in this volume ix 1.2 Symbols and conventions ix 1.3 Data analysed in this volume ix 1.4 Issues affecting the quality of the data in this volume xiii 1.5 Associated publications and the National Statistics website xiv 1.6 Other publications xv 2 Notes and definitions xvii 2.1 Base populations xvii 2.2 Occurrences and registrations xvii 2.3 Areal coverage xvii 2.4 Registration of births xviii 2.5 Visitors and overseas registrations xviii 2.6 Abandoned children xviii 2.7 Country of birth of each parent xviii 2.8 Stillbirths xix 2.9 True birth order xix 2.10 Births within marriage, and sole and joint registration xx 2.11 Rates xx 2.12 Accuracy of information xxii 2.13 Historical information xxii 2.14 Legislation xxii 2.15 Further information xxiii 3 Notes on tables xxiv 3.1 Seasonality xxiv 3.2 Age of parents xxiv 3.3 Previous live-born children xxiv 3.4 Duration of marriage xxiv 3.5 Multiple births xxiv 3.6 Birthweight xxv 3.7 Place of confinement and area of occurrence xxv 3.8 Country of birth of mother/father xxv 3.9 Birth cohorts xxv 3.10 Socio-economic classification as defined by occupation xxv 3.11 Birth intervals xxvi Text table A Late registrations xiv B Country groupings for birthplace of parents xix References xxvi Glossary xxvii iii List of main tables and appendices Page 1 Summary tables Table 1.1 Live births: occurrence within/outside marriage and sex, England and Wales 1 1997-2007 a. numbers b. rates and sex ratios Table 1.2 Stillbirths (numbers, rates and sex ratios): occurrence England and Wales 1 within/outside marriage and sex, 1997-2007 Table 1.3 Natural change in population (numbers and rates), England and Wales 2 1997-2007 Table 1.4 Total fertility, gross and net reproduction rates, England and Wales 2 1997-2007 Table 1.5 Marriages (numbers and rates): sex, 1995-2005 England and Wales 2 Table 1.6 Mean age of all women at marriage and of mothers at live England and Wales 3 birth, 1997-2007 Table 1.7 Mean age of mother by birth order, 1997-2007 England and Wales 3 a. unstandardised mean ages b. standardised mean ages Table 1.8 Percentage of first marriages with a birth within 8 months England and Wales 4 of marriage: age of mother at marriage, 1995-2005 Table 1.9 Components of total fertility rates: occurrence within/outside England and Wales 4 marriage, birth order and age of mother, 1997-2007 2 Seasonality Table 2.1 Live births (actual and seasonally adjusted numbers England and Wales 5 and rates): quarter of occurrence, 1997-2007 Table 2.2 Stillbirths: quarter of occurrence, 1997-2007 England and Wales 5 Table 2.3 Live births (actual and seasonally adjusted numbers England and Wales 6 and rates): month of occurrence, 1997-2007 Table 2.4 Maternities, live births and stillbirths: quarter and month England and Wales 7 of occurrence, within/outside marriage and sex, 2007 Table 2.5 Live birth occurrences in 2007: quarter and month of England and Wales 7 occurrence and month of registration iv Page 3 Parents' ages Table 3.1 Live births: age of mother and occurrence within/outside England and Wales 8 marriage, 1997-2007 a. numbers b. rates Table 3.2 Maternities (total), live births and stillbirths (total and England and Wales 10 female): age of mother and occurrence within/outside marriage, 2007 Table 3.3 Live births within marriage (numbers and rates): age of England and Wales 12 father, 1997-2007 Table 3.4 Paternities (total), live births and stillbirths (total and male): England and Wales 13 age of father and occurrence within/outside marriage, 2007 Table 3.5 Rates of paternities within marriage by age of father, and England and Wales 14 rates of live births and stillbirths within marriage by age of father, 2007 Table 3.6 Live births within marriage: age of mother and of father, England and Wales 14 2007 Table 3.7 Stillbirths within marriage: age of mother and of father, England and Wales 14 2007 Table 3.8 Live births outside marriage: age of mother and of father, England and Wales 15 and whether sole or joint registration, 2007 Table 3.9 Live births outside marriage (numbers and percentages): England and Wales 16 age of mother and whether sole or joint registration, 1997-2007 Table 3.10 Jointly registered live births outside marriage (numbers England and Wales 17 and percentages): age of mother and whether parents were usually resident at the same or different addresses, 1997-2007 4 Previous children Table 4.1 Live births within marriage: number of previous live-born England and Wales 18 children and age of mother (five-year age groups), 1997-2007 a. all married women b. women married once only c. remarried women Table 4.2 Live births within marriage: number of previous live-born England and Wales 21 children and age of mother (single years), 2007 a. all married women b. women married once only c. remarried women Table 4.3 Live births and stillbirths within marriage (numbers and England and Wales 24 sex ratios): number of previous live-born children, age of mother and sex, 2007 v Page 5 Marriage duration Table 5.1 First live births within marriage: duration of marriage and England and Wales 25 age of mother, 1997-2007 a. all married women b. women married once only c. remarried women Table 5.2 Live births within 8 months of marriage: order of marriage England and Wales 28 and age of mother, 1997-2007 Table 5.3 Live births within 8 months of marriage: duration of England and Wales 29 marriage, order of marriage and age of mother, 2007 6 Multiple births Table 6.1 Maternities with multiple births: occurrence within/outside England and Wales 30 marriage and age of mother, 1997-2007 a. numbers b. rates Table 6.2 Maternities with multiple births: whether live births or England and Wales 32 stillbirths, multiplicity, age of mother and sex, 2007 Table 6.3 Maternities within marriage with multiple births (numbers England and Wales 32 and rates): age of mother and number of previous live-born children, 2007 Table 6.4 All maternities: age of mother, multiplicity and type of England and Wales 33 outcome, 2007 7 Area Table 7.1 Live births (numbers, rates, general fertility England and Wales, Government 34 rate, and total fertility rate) and population: Office Regions (within England), occurrence within/outside marriage, and area of usual counties and unitary authorities residence, 2007 Table 7.2 Live births (numbers, rates, general fertility England and Wales, Government 37 rate, and total fertility rate) and population: Office Regions (within England), occurrence within/outside marriage, and area of usual and health authorities/boards residence, 2007 Table 7.3 Live births (numbers and rates):
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