§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were interviewed in his Department's current family expenditure survey; and if he will break down the figures by social class.
§ Mr. NelsonProcessing of the second half of the current (1992) family expenditure survey is not yet complete. In the first half of 1992, 7,160 people were interviewed in 3,761 households. In 1991, 13,329 people were interviewed in 7,056 households. Figures of the social class of the head of these households are as follows:
1992 Quarters 1 and 2 1991 Numbers of households interviewed 3,761 7,056 Social Class I (Professional, etc. occupations) 190 375 Social Class II (Managerial and Technical occupations) 657 1,309 Social Class III N (Skilled occupations—non-manual) 297 562 Social Class III M (Skilled occupations—manual) 676 1,296 Social Class IV (Partly skilled occupations) 335 567 Social Class V (Unskilled occupations) 117 189 Other Heads of Household (e.g. Armed Forces) 17 38 Unallocated (e.g. retired, unoccupied) 1,472 2,720