Parental smoking and child poverty in the UK: an analysis of national survey data

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Estimated number of children (thousands) in relative poverty BHC by parental marital status 2011/12 UK

				Number of children in relative poverty by number of children in household			Total
				One	Two	Three or more	Total
Total number of children by family size				3,900	6,000	3300	13,200
% of all children in poverty by family size				15	15	25	17
Total number of children in poverty by family size				585	900	825	2,310
Proportion of all children in poverty in each family size*				0.25	0.39	0.36	1
	All children	% in poverty	Total number of children in poverty
Married/Civil Partnered	8,300	15	1,245	311	486	448	1,245
Cohabitating	1,900	20	380	95	148,	137	380
Single (female)	2,730	22	601	150	234	216	601
Single (male)	270	22	59	15	23,	21	59
Total	13,200	17	2,285	571	891	823	2,285

Note: Estimates are rounded to the nearest thousand. A worked example of calculations is provided in the Additional file 1.
*Total number of children in poverty by marital status is multiplied by this proportion to calculate the number of children in poverty by marital status and family size.

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