§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give an estimate of the percentage of households owning one or more cars in each region of the United Kingdom in 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. HoramThe regional figures for the latest available period are given in the table.
PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING ONE OR MORE CARS Region 1974/5 North … 52 Yorkshire & Humberside … 50 North West … 50 East Midlands … 59 West Midlands … 60 East Anglia … 66 South East … 59 South West … 69 Wales … 59 Scotland … 46 Northern Ireland … 50 Data are given for pairs of years since the sample size for any one year is too small to justify a regional analysis. Even with two years' data it must be borne in mind that these percentages are based upon a sample and so are subject to sampling error. This error becomes greater as the number of households in the sample upon which the percentage is based decreases. Therefore, the figures should be interpreted with caution.