1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 69 : " Discrepancy between Enumerated Children and Dependents of Married Men, Widowers, and Widows".

(The excess of enumerated is expressed as a percentage of the enumerated.)

Age
(last birthday).
Dependent children
of Married Men
compared with
children having
both parents alive.
Dependent children
of Widowers
compared with
children having
mother dead.
Dependent children
of Widows compared
with children having
father dead.
  Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
All ages under 15 3.8 30.2 24.8
       
0 5.9 9.4 —4.6
1 6.0 22.7 9.7
2 4.7 27.6 17.3
3 4.0 28.1 21.6
4 3.7 26.8 23.5
5 2.9 28.8 24.9
6 3.2 30.0 26.8
7 2.9 30.7 26.2
8 2.9 31.1 25.4
9 2.8 31.3 25.5
10 3.0 30.3 26.2
11 3.1 31.9 26.4
12 2.9 31.4 25.8
13 3.4 31.1 26.0
14 4.3 30.7 25.5