Dan Neville
Ceist:149 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of children to single mothers in each of the years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. [12470/03]
Written Answers. - Birth Statistics.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:
Births Outside Marriage as a Percentage of Total Births 1999 to 2002
|
Year |
Percentage |
|
1999 |
31.1 |
|
2000 |
31.5 |
|
2001* |
31.2 |
|
2002* |
31.1 |
*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.