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POPULATION TRENDS

AUTUMN 1992 - NUMBER 69
93.04.01 - English - John CHARLTON, Health 
Statistics, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 
6JP (U.K.) et al.
Trends in Suicide Deaths in England and Wales
This article, the first of two, describes recent trends in suicide 
rates and the methods used. For the first time since 1911, male 
suicide rates have been rising at a time when female suicide rates 
have been falling. The age distribution of suicides has also 
changed, to the extent that males aged under 45 are now more at 
risk than older males, whose rates have fallen. There is evidence 
of both cohort and period effects. (UNITED KINGDOM, SUICIDE)
93.04.02 - English - Catherine MARSH, Census 
Microdata Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester (U.K.), and 
Andy TEAGUE, Census Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 
Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
Samples of Anonymised Records from the 1991 Census
The statistical output from the 1991 Census of Great Britain will, 
for the first time, include two Samples of Anonymised Records 
(SARs) - a 1% hierarchical sample of households and individuals in 
those households, and a 2% sample of individuals. Differing from 
traditional census output, SARs contain statistics at the 
individual record level about anonymised households and 
individuals. This article explains the background to the decision 
to release SARs, the associated confidentiality considerations, 
the uses to which the SARs could be put, and the content of the 
two samples. The SARs are being purchased by ESRC, who will be 
exercising their exclusive dissemination rights through a special 
centre at the University of Manchester. (UNITED KINGDOM, CENSUSES)
93.04.03 - English - John HASKEY, Population 
Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, 
London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
Patterns of Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation in the Different 
Countries of Europe
This article considers the available data on first marriages, 
divorces, remarriages, and cohabitation in the different countries 
of Europe. It traces the trends since 1950 in first marriages and 
divorces - the most important ways in which partnerships are 
formed and terminated - and concludes that distinctive patterns of 
marriage and divorce have emerged in the different regions of 
Europe. Derived from the limited information which is available, a 
similar conclusion is drawn concerning cohabitation, prevalence 
being highest in the Nordic countries of Northern Europe, and 
lowest - virtually non-existent - in Southern Europe. Possible 
links between the patterns of marriage, divorce, and cohabitation 
are investigated and discussed. (EUROPE, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, 
COHABITATION)
93.04.04 - English - John HASKEY, Population 
Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, 
London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
The Immigrant Populations of the Different Countries of Europe: 
Their Size and Origins
This article analyses the available data on the populations of 
foreign nationality living in a number of European countries. 
Although the rate of growth in the foreign populations of most 
European countries moderated during the first half of the 1980s, 
it increased again in the latter 1980s. The article considers the 
size of these foreign populations, and their composition by 
country of nationality. Italian citizens are the most numerous in 
several countries, and United Kingdom citizens form the largest 
group - about one in 6 - of foreign nationals in Spain. Further 
analysis is given of a number of nationalities, including those of 
Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, and Morocco, who are the largest 
groups amongst the foreign populations of a number of countries, 
particularly Germany. In 1991 there were approximately 1.8 million 
foreign nationals living in Great Britain; the most numerous being 
citizens of the Republic of Ireland, followed by those of India, 
and of the United States. Amongst EC nationals living in Great 
Britain, Italians are the second largest group after the Irish. 
(UNITED KINGDOM, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION)
WINTER 1992 - NUMBER 70
93.04.05 - English - Jacqui COOPER and Clare 
JONES, Population Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 
10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
Estimates of the Numbers of First, Second, Third and Higher Order 
Births
The understanding of current and future trends in fertility is 
helped by a consideration of the trends in parity, that is, the 
number of previous births to a woman. However, under current 
legislation, the relevant information is only collected at birth 
registration for births inside marriage and not for the 30% which 
now occur outside marriage. The article gives details of estimates 
for all births in England and Wales by 'true birth order' using 
information derived from the General Household Survey. (UNITED KINGDOM, 
BIRTH ORDER, PARITY)
93.04.06 - English - Jacqui COOPER and Beverly 
BOTTING, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP 
(U.K.)
Analysing Fertility and Infant Mortality by Mother's Social Class 
as Defined by Occupation
Women's social class has traditionally been defined as that of 
their male partner. Thus statistics on births and infant mortality 
have so far been presented according to social class as defined by 
the father's occupation. This article looks at the problems 
associated with analysing fertility and infant mortality by 
mother's social class as defined by her own occupation. (A second 
article will present some tentative results.) (UNITED KINGDOM, 
DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY, DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT)
93.04.07 - English - OPCS Census Division, St 
Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
1991 Census - Collecting the Data
The 1991 Census was held on 21 April 1991. Census forms were 
delivered to each household and communal establishment in Great 
Britain by enumerators in the ten days before census day, left for 
completion by the householder, and collected as soon as possible 
after census day. This article describes the work which was 
carried out to prepare for the enumeration and recruit the 
temporary staff to carry it out, explains how it was monitored, 
and gives an overview of the operation. Assessments of the level 
of coverage and quality of data will be published elsewhere in 
reports on the Census Validation Survey. (UNITED KINGDOM, CENSUSES)
93.04.08 - English - Margaret ROSENBAUM and Dawn 
HORNSEY, Population Statistics Division, OPCS, St Catherine's House, 
10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP (U.K.)
International Migration 1991
In 1991, an estimated 267,000 people migrated to the United 
Kingdom from outside the British Isles while 239,000 left the 
country. Hence there was a net gain of 28,000 migrants for the UK. 
This article gives details of these latest international migration 
statistics and relates them to previous years. (UNITED KINGDOM, 
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION)


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