According to The Christian Institute:
Marriage is “associated with more family stability for children across the globe”, and cohabitation “typically associated with more instability”, a new study has found.
The report by the Social Trends Institute also stated that there is a “growing consensus” that children are more likely to thrive in a stable family than in an unstable one.
Sir Paul Coleridge, chairman of the Marriage Foundation, called the report a “wake-up call” for the UK and called for the Government to act.