§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what proportion of persons over retirement age in the following categories (a) single males, (b) single females and (c) married couples in Great Britain and each English region have a gross weekly income in the following income bands; (i) below £5, (ii) £5 to £10, (iii) £10 to £15, (iv) £15 to £20 and (v) £20 and over;
GROSS WEEKLY INCOME* OF PERSONS OVER RETIREMENT AGE,† GREAT BRITAIN 31ST DECEMBER 1973 Married couples Single males‡ Single females‡ (per cent.) (per cent.) (per cent.) Less than £5 … — — 1 £5 and under £7 … — — 1 £7 and under £8 … — 4 12 £8 and under £9 … — 13 15 £9 and under £10 … — 9 14 £10 and under £12 … — 26 25 £12 and under £14 … 7 14 12 £14 and under £16 … 16 8 7 £16 and under £18 … 16 6 3 £18 and under £20 … 12 5 1 £20 and under £25 … 20 6 4 £25 and under £30 … 10 2 2 £30 and over £19 … 19 7 2 Total (100 per cent.) (thousands) … 2,060 710 3,310 Median (£)§ … 19.8 11.9 10. 6 * Including income from occupational pensions. † Excluding people in institutions. ‡ Includes all single, widowed and divorced persons. § Calculated from banded data. The information is derived from the Family Expenditure Survey and is subject to sampling error.