Release

Births by parents' characteristics in England and Wales: 2018

Released: 6 December 2019 9:30am
Next release: November to December 2020 (provisional)

Summary

Annual live births in England and Wales by age of mother and father, type of registration, median interval between births, number of previous live-born children and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

The associated publication that uses the 2018 data has been combined with the publication for Birth characteristics in England and Wales. Commentary for both publications will be covered in the Birth characteristics in England and Wales: 2018 bulletin.

Data

  • Births by parents’ characteristics

    Annual live births in England and Wales by age of mother and father, type of registration, median interval between births, number of previous live-born children and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Contact details

Name

Kathryn Littleboy

Email

vsob@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1329 447719 

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest