Huge rise in births outside marriage. From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: February 21, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE number of births outside marriage has almost quadrupled over the past 20 years, it emerged today.

The rise - from 12 per cent in 1980 to 42 per cent in 2004 - is largely due to a sharp increase in the number of couples living together without tying the knot, according to the Office for National Statistics' Social Trends annual report.

A spokeswoman sai...

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