The table illistrates the change in household pattens in the UK in the period between 1971 to 2007.
As can be seen from the table, the proportion of all household types are changed throughout the period. There is steady increase in household with no children. A house with one perosn has doubled their percentage from 6 to 12 from the year 1971 to 2007. When it comes to couples with dependent children, the changes in percentage was even more significant. The percentage of couple with dependent children has decreased from 52 to 36. In contract, the percentage of lone parent are rose up from 4 to 12 from 1997 to 2007. Interestingly, the proportion of non-dependent children has remain nearly unchanged, standing at 10% from 1971 to 1981, rising only 1% over the next decade, before falling back insignificantly to 9% in 2007.
Overall, it is crystal clear from the table that only person living and lone parent have huge change in percentage as compared to family with children.
The table
illistrates
the
change
in household
pattens
in the UK in the period
between 1971 to 2007
.
As can be
seen
from the table, the proportion of all household types are
changed
throughout the period. There is steady increase in household with no
children
. A
house
with one
perosn
has doubled their
percentage
from 6 to 12 from the year 1971 to 2007. When it
comes
to couples with dependent
children
, the
changes
in
percentage
was even more significant. The
percentage
of couple with dependent
children
has decreased from 52 to 36. In contract, the
percentage
of lone parent are rose up from 4 to 12 from 1997 to 2007.
Interestingly
, the proportion of non-dependent
children
has
remain
nearly
unchanged, standing at 10% from 1971 to 1981, rising
only
1% over the
next
decade,
before
falling back
insignificantly
to 9% in 2007.
Overall
, it is crystal
clear
from the table that
only
person living and lone parent have huge
change
in
percentage
as compared to family with
children
.