title: Cohabiting couples in Great Britain: accommodation sharing, tenure and property ownership.
abstract: This article first considers some information from a pilot survey to test questions on past cohabiting unions which did not lead to marriage: when they started and finished; the reason why the couple stopped living together (either because the relationship ended, or because they stopped sharing the same accommodation, or both), and the corresponding durations. The article also analyses the key characteristics and immediate past accommodation history of couples who are currently cohabiting. In particular, patterns of tenure, property ownership and length of time cohabiting are explored--from a family law perspective.
authors.affiliation: john.haskey@ons.gov.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haskey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom