§ Sir Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of the lowest income quintile of pensioner households had access to a(a) fridge or fridge/freezer, (b) car or van, (c) freezer or 221W fridge/freezer, (d) telephone and (e) television in (i) 1975 and (ii) 1995. [10206]
§ Mr. HealdThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Estimated percentages of pensioner benefit units in the bottom quintile of the income distribution possessing various durable goods Percentage Durable goods 1979 1993 (a) Fridge or fridge/freezer 81 97 (b) Car or van 26 34 (c) Freezer or fridge/freezer 23 70 (d) Telephone 45 88 (e) Television 91 198 Notes:
1This figure is for 1992 as the data is not available from the Pensioners' Incomes Series 1993.
1. A pensioner benefit unit is defined as a single person over state pension age or a couple where the husband, or head, is over state pension age.
2. The earliest date for which information is available is 1979.
3. The latest date for which information is available is 1993.
4. The information is based on pensioner benefit units rather than pensioner households.
Source:
Analysis of the 1979, 1992 and 1993 Family Expenditure Surveys and Pensioners' Incomes Series.