§ Mr. Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the average household income received in each year since 1964 in Scotland, in the North of England, in South-Eastern
Two-year periods 1964 and 1965 1966 and 1967 SCOTLAND Number of households … … … 690 1,035 Average number of persons per household … … … 3.17 3.25 Average weekly household income … … … £22 12s. £27 1s NORTHERN STANDARD REGION OF ENGLAND Number of households … … … 376 679 Average number of persons per household … … … 3.10 2.99 Average weekly household income … … … £19 18s. £25 11s. SOUTH EAST STANDARD REGION OF ENGLAND Number of households … … … 1,944 3,157 Average number of persons per household … … … 2.88 2.94 Average weekly household income … … … £26 14s. £31 7s. UNITED KINGDOM Number of households … … … 6,636 10,660 Average number of persons per household … … … 3.01 3.01 Average weekly household income … … … £24 3s. £27 19s. Average weekly household income in Scotland as a percentage of that in the United Kingdom … … … 94 per cent. 97 per cent. The average given are subject to sampling error.