Table 7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2006. Numbers and per cent (Corrected 14 May 2007)

7	Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2006. Numbers and per cent (Corrected 14 May 2007)

Type of household	Numbers		Per cent

Type of household	Persons	Private households	Persons	Private households

Total	4 604 300	2 036 890	100.0	100.0

One-family households, total	4 385 145	1 973 966	95.2	96.9
Living alone	784 230	784 230	17.0	38.5
Couple¹ without resident children	862 811	431 405	18.7	21.2
Couple¹ with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)	885 225	218 554	19.2	10.7
Couple¹ with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)	1 010 996	242 862	22.0	11.9
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)	86 774	32 496	1.9	1.6
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)	221 909	85 800	4.8	4.2
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)	533 200	178 619	11.6	8.8
Two or more-familiy households, total	219 155	62 923	4.8	3.1
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years	105 688	39 842	2.3	2.0
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)	67 076	13 045	1.5	0.6
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)	46 391	10 036	1.0	0.5

¹	Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.