§ Mr. Loveridgeasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many of all male workers receive less than the figure of average weekly earnings for all male workers, and how many receive more, calculated to the most recent convenient date;
(2) how many of all female workers receive less than the figure of average weekly earnings for all female workers; and how many receive more, calculated to the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. BoothThe following estimates, based on New Earnings Survey data, relate to April 1973 and to full-time males aged 21 and over and full-time females aged 18 and over in Great Britain whose pay for the survey reference period was not affected by absence. Those who pay was affected by absence, part-time workers and juveniles are generally excluded when distributions of employees according to their weekly earnings are published.
manual workers during each of the years 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973, for this group as a whole, and also calculated 245W to show the average for the highest-paid third of this group and for the lowest-paid third;
(2) what were the average weekly earnings for all full-time workers during each of the years 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 and also calculated to show the average for the highest-paid third and for the lowest-paid third.
§ Mr. BoothInformation in the precise form requested is not available. The
FULL-TIME MEN, AGED 21 AND OVER Manual and Non-Manual Manual Year Average Lower Quartile Upper Quartile Average Lower Quartile Upper Quartile £ £ £ £ £ £ April 1970 … 30.00 21.70 34.50 26.80 20.80 31.30 April 1971 … 32.90 24.00 37.80 29.40 23.00 34.30 April 1972 … 36.70 26.60 42.20 32.80 25.50 38.30 April 1973 … 41.90 30.70 48.10 38.10 29.80 44.50
FULL-TIME MEN, AGED 18 AND OVER Manual and Non-Manual Manual Year Average Lower Quartile Upper Quartile Average Lower Quartile Upper Quartile £ £ £ £ £ £ April 1970 … 16.30 11.60 18.80 13.40 10.60 15.40 April 1971 … 18.30 13.30 21.10 15.30 12.20 17.60 April 1972 … 20.50 14.80 23.90 17.10 13.50 19.90 April 1973 … 23.10 16.90 26.70 19.70 15.70 22.90