2001 CENSUS
LONE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
All lone parent households with dependent children *
Stroud 2,132
Gloucestershire 12,135
ENGLAND AND WALES 1,399,939
Male lone parent***: Total
Stroud 291
Gloucestershire 1,398
ENGLAND AND WALES 133,233
Male lone parent*** in part-time** employment
Stroud 28
Gloucestershire 109
ENGLAND AND WALES 9,256
Male lone parent***: in full-time** employment
Stroud 207
Gloucestershire 905
ENGLAND AND WALES 74,519
Female lone parent***: Total
Stroud 1,841
Gloucestershire 10,737
ENGLAND AND WALES 1,266,706
Female lone parent***: in part-time** employment
Stroud 680
Gloucestershire 3,560
ENGLAND AND WALES 333,976
Female lone parent***: in full-time** employment
Stroud 420
Gloucestershire 2,475
ENGLAND AND WALES 271,420
Notes:
* A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 - 15 (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16-18 who is a full-time student in a family with parent(s).
** For the Census; part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week. Full time is defined as 31 or more hours a week.
*** For the purposes of this table; a lone parent is defined as a parent with a dependent child living in a household with no other persons (whether related to that dependent child or not). This definition is to be distinguished from the standard definition used in Census output.
Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk
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