Research and Statistics

Families with children in Britain: findings from the 2005 Families and Children Study (FACS)

Research Report No. 424

by Lorenc Hoxhallari, Anne Conolly and Nick Lyon

The 2005 Families and Children Study (FACS) is the seventh in a series of annual surveys, which investigate the circumstances of British families with dependent children. This report presents descriptive findings, and is divided into a number of chapters, each of which looks at distinct features of family life.

The first part of the report focuses on the circumstances, lives and conditions of families, and topics covered include: family characteristics, health, education, work, income, benefits and tax credits, social capital and material deprivation. The second part of the report focuses on the circumstances, conditions and lives of children, and topics covered include: child characteristics, health, schooling, children’s activities, and childcare.

May 2007 492 pages 297x210mm

ISBN 978 1 84712 168 4