Author: Jon Hales, Sarah Tipping and Nick Lyon
Year: 2008
Source: Department for Work and Pensions
In late 2005 and early 2006, there was a gap of 15 percentage points in the rate of participation in paid work by mothers, according to whether they lived in a family with a partner or were living as a lone parent. This estimate is based on the UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) and represents the percentages of mothers who reported having worked one hour or more in a ‘reference week’.
Web link: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2007-2008/rrep467.pdf
