§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many shareholders there are in each region; and what proportion of the adult population of their areas they represent. [26240]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information available for the latest year is in the following table.
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Stocks/shares/unit trusts/PEPs/ISAs holders in 2000–01 Government office region Number of adult stocks/shareholders in the region (Thousand) Proportion of adult population of the region who are stocks/shareholders (Percentage) Number of adult stocks/shares/unit trusts/PEPs/ISAs holders in the region (Thousand) Proportion of adult population of the region who are stocks/shares/unit trusts/PEPs/ISAs holders (Percentage) North East 240 11 510 23 North West and Merseyside 940 18 1,630 31 Yorkshire and Humber 700 18 1,220 31 East Midlands 570 17 1,020 30 West Midlands 560 15 1,080 29 Eastern 980 24 1,590 39 London 1,080 20 1,740 32 South East 1,560 26 2,510 42 South West 730 21 1,290 36 England 7,360 20 12,580 34 Wales 270 12 570 25 Scotland 630 16 1,070 27 Total Great Britain 8,250 19 14,220 32 Notes:
- 1. The estimates are based on sample counts that have been adjusted for non-response using multi-purpose grossing factors that control for tenure, Council Tax Band and a number of demographic variables. Estimates are subject to sampling error and to variability in non-response.
- 2. Questions on assets are a sensitive part of the FRS questionnaire and have relatively low level of response, and hence higher levels of imputation, compared to other parts of the survey. Responses are imputed in around 1 in 10 cases. Evidence also suggests some under reporting of capital by respondents.
- 3. The final two columns of the table refer to adults reporting one of more of the categories: stocks and shares, unit trusts, PEPs and ISAs.
- 4. The results are for Financial Year 2000–01 and the number of adults figures are rounded to the nearest 10,000.
Source:
Family Resources Survey (FRS)