This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify families in England and Wales by age of Family Reference Person (FRP) and number of dependent children by family type. The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 to 15 (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16 to 18 who is a full-time student in a family with parent(s). An adult in a household is defined as a person who is not a dependent child.

A lone parent can be classified as married (or re-married) if they denote their marital status as married or (re-married) but have no spouse or partner identified in the relationship matrix.

Cohabiting couples includes same sex couples.

A very small discrepancy has been identified in the results in this table for ward 22UEFQ (Appleton), and areas containing this ward. The discrepancy is small enough not to affect any interpretation of the results.

Figures have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data