Welsh children are less likely to live with both parents than their counterparts in other areas of the UK, according to a survey.

However, they spend more time overall with their parents, who are less worried about their offspring's behavior than the UK average. Research carried out for the BBC's Newsround program investigated the lives of children aged from six to 12. Interviewers spoke to 1,000 UK children, including 98 from Wales.
They found just over half of Welsh children (56%) lived with both parents, as opposed to an average of 68% across the UK, with 36% living with their mothers only, compared to 25% nationally.
More children in Wales speak another language (29% against 20% nationally), with over a quarter of children speaking Welsh. Family relations may be more harmonious in Wales as well. Parents were less worried about money or their children's behavior, with only 9% (UK 20%) finding it an issue.
However, Welsh children felt more personal insecurity - over 90% (77%) could name somewhere they felt unsafe while worrying less about crime and the credit crunch. They also showed a greater degree of selfishness, being less willing to give up cinema trips, music and dance lessons or their mobile phones in order to help their families' finances.
They were more worried about litter though, with 10% (UK 4%) naming it as a big problem in Wales. The survey was last conducted in 2007, and while worries about money and crime are more prevalent, children's sense of wellbeing remains strong, with the vast majority describing themselves as happy.
The research was carried out by independent market research company ChildWise. Newsround editor Sinead Rocks said: “This survey brings us even closer to understanding what it's like to be a child in the UK today - their worries, fears, hopes and aspirations.”
(Source: BBC)