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Birth statistics: Births and patterns of family building England and Wales (FM1)
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This reference volume presents statistics on live births and stillbirths occurring annually in England and Wales. Statistics for births in previous years are included to show trends in fertility.
The publication covers birth counts and birth rates tabulated by, among other attributes, parents' age, occurrence within or outside marriage, multiple births, mother's area of residence and country of birth, place of confinement, and father's social class (defined by occupation). Information on the sex ratio of births and birthweight is also included.
As part of modernising ONS outputs, the content and format of Birth Statistics (FM1) is being reviewed. Comments from users are welcomed, please email vsob@ons.gov.uk
These National Statistics are produced to high professional standards and released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Office for National Statistics (ONS), Annual, ISSN=01402587, Online edition, Hardcopy Publication, Contact: +44 (0)1329 444110