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04/12/2017

1 In 4 Kids In NI 'Born Into Single Parent Household'

One in four children in Northern Ireland last year were born into a single parent household, it has been revealed.

The figures, which have been released by the Office for National Statistics, found that 1,197 babies (5%) were registered by their mother with no record of the father, while an additional 5,154 (21%) listed details of the dad on the birth certificate, but showed he was living at a different address.

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In Belfast alone, more than four in 10 babies (41%) were born in single parent households, with 364 (8%) registered by their mother alone, with no record of the father and 1,522 (33%) where the father was not living in the family home.

Across Northern Ireland, 56.5% of babies were registered by parents who were married or in a same-sex civil partnership, 4% higher than the UK average. This fell to 42.4% in Belfast.

Elsewhere, figures revealed that more couples (17%) who are becoming parents are choosing to cohabit rather than marry.

When counted alongside those who are married or in a civil partnership, it means that 74% of babies born in Northern Ireland had a family setting that includes two parents at home.

(JP/LM)

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"One in four children in Northern Ireland last year were born into a single parent household, it has been revealed."