Illegitimacy Rate in 1880 for Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Illegitimacy Rate in 1880 for Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Key

Illegitimate Births as a percentage of all births. Until quite recently, vital registration statistics separately counted the number of children born to un-married parents.

Rate definition

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Rate Definition

R_ILLEGITIMATE = (BIRTH_LEGIT:ill * 100.0) / BIRTH_TOT:total

Sources

Data Role Source Method
BIRTH_LEGIT:ill Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
BIRTH_TOT:total Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area