Non-residential Parental Contact Survey Report for the UK

Omnibus Survey Report No. 38 presents research on non-residential parental contact conducted for the UK Ministry of Justice and Department for Children, Schools and Families. The Office for National Statistics produced this report using its National Statistics Omnibus Survey. The dataset is designated as National Statistics, indicating it meets official quality standards.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patterns of contact between non-resident parents and their children based on survey data.
• Informing family law and social service policy based on nationally representative statistics.
• Benchmarking social trends related to parental separation and family structures.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, a primary official statistical body.
• Designated as National Statistics, implying adherence to a defined quality framework.
• Commissioned by two UK government departments, suggesting policy relevance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

National Statistics Omnibus Survey

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:55.389040; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom