32. Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average wage for males and females in the Northern Region on 1st January, in the south-east and west Midlands, respectively.
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§ Mr. BryanThe following table gives estimates of average earnings. They were
ESTIMATES OF GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME ADULTS IN APRIL, 1970, OBTAINED FROM THE NEW EARNINGS SURVEY Northern Region South-East West Midlands Manual workers £ £ £ Men aged 21 and over 25.5 27.3 28.0 Women aged 18 and over 12.2 13.8 13.4 Non-Manual workers Men aged 21 and over 33.3 38.5 35.1 Women aged 18 and over 16.2 19.4 16.7 All workers Men aged 21 and over 27.6 32.1 30.1 Women aged 18 and over 14.6 17.8 15.2 All workers (excluding those whose pay was effected by absence) Men aged 21 and over 28.5 32.6 30.9 Women aged 18 and over 15.0 18.1 15.7 All the estimates are subject to sampling error.