WOMEN WAGE-EARNERS.

HC Deb 05 July 1934 vol 291 c2082W

Colonel CLIFTON BROWN

asked the Minister of Health what is the percentage of women in England at the ages 14 to 15, 18 to 20, 21 to 124, 25 to 29, and 35 to 44 who are wage-earners?

Sir H. YOUNG

The best information available is that relating to women employés, with respect to whom the particulars asked for are contained in the following table:

England and Wales.

Proportion of women "employés" to all women at ages—

					1931.
					percentage.
14–15	…	…	…	…	50.8
16–17	…	…	…	…	75.3
18–20	…	…	…	…	78.3
21–24	…	…	…	…	63.7
25–29	…	…	…	…	41.0
30–34	…	…	…	…	27.5
35–44	…	…	…	…	21.3

Statistics for England alone are not available.