The Conflation of Marriage and Cohabitation in Government Statistics- A Denial of Difference Rendered Untenable by an Analysis of Outcomes

Author: Harry Benson Publisher: Bristol Community Family Trust Publication: Document Date:                  September 2006 Category: Family Structure > Marital Status Related Categories: Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Household Characteristics Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children Family Structure > Parental Marital Status   This paper discusses the findings from the Millennium Cohort Study in the U.K. that concluded that married families provide greater stability for children than unmarried families. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link