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Britain has a higher proportion of single parent families than any other country in Western Europe, official figures show. 官方数据显示，英国单亲家庭比例高于任何西欧其他国家。 An analysis across the EU showed that nearly one in five British families are headed by a single adult. 针对欧盟国家进行的一项调查分析显示，将近五分之一的英国家庭由单亲操持。 And while 18.4 per cent of families in this country have a solo parent, numbers come to just 12.7 per cent in Germany, 14.4 per cent in France and 10.6 per cent in the Netherlands. 在英国，单亲家庭百分比为18.4%，而德国只有12.7%的单亲家庭，法国14.4%，荷兰10.6%。 In Belgium – long considered the closest continental comparison to Britain for single parents – the share is 16.1 per cent. In Ireland, it is 18.1 per cent. 长期以来，比利时被公认为欧洲大陆上和英国单亲家庭比例最接近的国家，该国这比例为16.1%。爱尔兰的单亲家庭比例为18.1%。 The proportion of single parents is higher only in Eastern Europe, which have suffered a lack of state support for the family unit and high levels of social problems such as alcoholism. 单亲家庭比例只在东欧国家较高。这些国家的家庭缺少国家财政扶持，加之国内酗酒等社会问题严重，都可能导致高单亲家庭比例。 | 
