Demography quiz

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  • Created by: Emily
  • Created on: 11-05-13 16:00
How many babies were born in 2011 in the UK?
723,000
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How many deaths were there in 2011 in the UK?
480,000
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What percentage of marriages are expected to end in divorce?
40%
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How many marriages were there in 2010?
270,000
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How many divorces were there in 2010?
120,000
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What was net migration in 2012?
183,000
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In 2005, less than half the marriages took place than in 1970?
true
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How many families consist if a married couple?
70%
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What is the fastest growing family type?
Cohabiting
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Since 1997, the number of cohabiting couples has risen by...
65%
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What percentage of marriages are re-marriages?
40%
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How many million families are cohabiting?
2.2
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What percentage of women are now childless by the age of 45?
20%
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What is the average family size?
1.9
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What percentage of births were outside of marriage in 2006?
50%
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what percentage of unmarried mothers are teenagers?
3%
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What percentage of babies born in 2010 were to mothers over the age of 30?
50%
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What is the current death rate?
9/1000
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What is the current infant mortality rate?
4/1000
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When was the NHS founded?
1949
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When was the divorce reform act passed?
1969
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In the past 20 years, who has been the main group immigrating into the UK?
European
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