§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide figures for 1979 and 1987 showing, on an equivalent income basis, the proportion of each of the following household types in each quintile of(a) original and (b) post-tax income, as defined in the annual articles in Economic Trends on the effects of taxes and benefits, (i) one adult with children, (ii) two adults with children, (iii) non-retired without children and (iv) retired.
§ Mr. MaudeThe information is not available in the precise form requested because there is now only one 13W method of ranking used to produce the annual article in Economic Trends, and this uses equivalised disposable
Percentages of household types within each quintile group of equivalised disposable income, 1979 and 1987 Quintile groups of equivalised disposable income Household type Bottom 2nd 3rd 4th Top All households 1979 1 adult with children 6 3 2 2 1 3 2 adults with children 16 32 43 33 18 28 Non-retired without children 11 23 33 51 73 38 Retired 65 33 10 4 4 23 3 or more adults with children 2 8 12 10 5 8 100 100 100 100 100 100 1987 1 adult with children 9 6 2 1 4 2 adults with children 19 21 33 29 20 24 Non-retired without children 19 22 38 52 70 40 Retired 48 46 18 11 8 26 3 or more adults with children 5 5 8 7 3 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 Source: Central Statistical Office based on Family Expenditure Survey.