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POPULATION TRENDS
AUTUMN 1992 - NUMBER 69
93.04.01 - English - John CHARLTON, Health
Statistics, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B
6JP (U.K.) et al.
Trends in Suicide Deaths in England and Wales
This article, the first of two, describes recent trends in suicide
rates and the methods used. For the first time since 1911, male
suicide rates have been rising at a time when female suicide rates
have been falling. The age distribution of suicides has also
changed, to the extent that males aged under 45 are now more at
risk than older males, whose rates have fallen. There is evidence
of both cohort and period effects. (UNITED KINGDOM, SUICIDE)
93.04.02 - English - Catherine MARSH, Census
Microdata Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester (U.K.), and
Andy TEAGUE, Census Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10
Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
Samples of Anonymised Records from the 1991 Census
The statistical output from the 1991 Census of Great Britain will,
for the first time, include two Samples of Anonymised Records
(SARs) - a 1% hierarchical sample of households and individuals in
those households, and a 2% sample of individuals. Differing from
traditional census output, SARs contain statistics at the
individual record level about anonymised households and
individuals. This article explains the background to the decision
to release SARs, the associated confidentiality considerations,
the uses to which the SARs could be put, and the content of the
two samples. The SARs are being purchased by ESRC, who will be
exercising their exclusive dissemination rights through a special
centre at the University of Manchester. (UNITED KINGDOM, CENSUSES)
93.04.03 - English - John HASKEY, Population
Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway,
London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
Patterns of Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation in the Different
Countries of Europe
This article considers the available data on first marriages,
divorces, remarriages, and cohabitation in the different countries
of Europe. It traces the trends since 1950 in first marriages and
divorces - the most important ways in which partnerships are
formed and terminated - and concludes that distinctive patterns of
marriage and divorce have emerged in the different regions of
Europe. Derived from the limited information which is available, a
similar conclusion is drawn concerning cohabitation, prevalence
being highest in the Nordic countries of Northern Europe, and
lowest - virtually non-existent - in Southern Europe. Possible
links between the patterns of marriage, divorce, and cohabitation
are investigated and discussed. (EUROPE, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE,
COHABITATION)
93.04.04 - English - John HASKEY, Population
Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway,
London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
The Immigrant Populations of the Different Countries of Europe:
Their Size and Origins
This article analyses the available data on the populations of
foreign nationality living in a number of European countries.
Although the rate of growth in the foreign populations of most
European countries moderated during the first half of the 1980s,
it increased again in the latter 1980s. The article considers the
size of these foreign populations, and their composition by
country of nationality. Italian citizens are the most numerous in
several countries, and United Kingdom citizens form the largest
group - about one in 6 - of foreign nationals in Spain. Further
analysis is given of a number of nationalities, including those of
Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, and Morocco, who are the largest
groups amongst the foreign populations of a number of countries,
particularly Germany. In 1991 there were approximately 1.8 million
foreign nationals living in Great Britain; the most numerous being
citizens of the Republic of Ireland, followed by those of India,
and of the United States. Amongst EC nationals living in Great
Britain, Italians are the second largest group after the Irish.
(UNITED KINGDOM, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION)
WINTER 1992 - NUMBER 70
93.04.05 - English - Jacqui COOPER and Clare
JONES, Population Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House,
10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
Estimates of the Numbers of First, Second, Third and Higher Order
Births
The understanding of current and future trends in fertility is
helped by a consideration of the trends in parity, that is, the
number of previous births to a woman. However, under current
legislation, the relevant information is only collected at birth
registration for births inside marriage and not for the 30% which
now occur outside marriage. The article gives details of estimates
for all births in England and Wales by 'true birth order' using
information derived from the General Household Survey. (UNITED KINGDOM,
BIRTH ORDER, PARITY)
93.04.06 - English - Jacqui COOPER and Beverly
BOTTING, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP
(U.K.)
Analysing Fertility and Infant Mortality by Mother's Social Class
as Defined by Occupation
Women's social class has traditionally been defined as that of
their male partner. Thus statistics on births and infant mortality
have so far been presented according to social class as defined by
the father's occupation. This article looks at the problems
associated with analysing fertility and infant mortality by
mother's social class as defined by her own occupation. (A second
article will present some tentative results.) (UNITED KINGDOM,
DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY, DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT)
93.04.07 - English - OPCS Census Division, St
Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
1991 Census - Collecting the Data
The 1991 Census was held on 21 April 1991. Census forms were
delivered to each household and communal establishment in Great
Britain by enumerators in the ten days before census day, left for
completion by the householder, and collected as soon as possible
after census day. This article describes the work which was
carried out to prepare for the enumeration and recruit the
temporary staff to carry it out, explains how it was monitored,
and gives an overview of the operation. Assessments of the level
of coverage and quality of data will be published elsewhere in
reports on the Census Validation Survey. (UNITED KINGDOM, CENSUSES)
93.04.08 - English - Margaret ROSENBAUM and Dawn
HORNSEY, Population Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House,
10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
International Migration 1991
In 1991, an estimated 267,000 people migrated to the United
Kingdom from outside the British Isles while 239,000 left the
country. Hence there was a net gain of 28,000 migrants for the UK.
This article gives details of these latest international migration
statistics and relates them to previous years. (UNITED KINGDOM,
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION)
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