§ Mr. Frank Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for the average weekly earnings of (a) women, (b) men, (c) lone mothers, (d) lone fathers, (e) head of two-parent families, (f) married women with dependent children and (g) married women without dependent children.
§ Mr. AlisonFollowing is the latest information on average weekly earnings from the new earnings survey and the family expenditure survey.
Average gross weekly earnings (£) of full-time employees whose pay was not affected by absence April 1982 Women aged 18 and over 99.0 Men aged 21 and over 154.5 Source: New Earnings Survey 1982.
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Weekly averages (£) during 1981 Wages and slaries per head of household* Total income per head of household† Households consisting of: One adult with children ‡42.6 †106.1 Non-retired households with married women and with dependent children 119.7 154.8 Source: Family Expenditure Survey 1981**. * Covering both full and part-time employment and those not employed. † Including social security benefits, investment income and imputed rent from owner occupation. ‡ The amounts shown include those attributable to children and absent parents. ** The annual report on the survey will be published later this month.
Wages and salaries attributable to wife of head of household* Total income salaries attributable to wife of head of household† Non-retired households with married women With dependent children ‡23.1 35.3 Without dependent children **43.1 48.9 Source: Family Expenditure Survey 1981††. * Covering both full and part-time employment and those not employed. † Including social security benefits and investment income. ‡ Excluding those not employed, the figure is 36.4. ** Excluding those not employed, the figure is 63.0. †† The annual report on the survey will be published later this month.