§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give a breakdown of users of paraffin in the United Kingdom: (a) by age groups, and (b) by income brackets; and if he will indicate the total numbers of paraffin heaters sold for the most recent period for which figures are available and the percentage being purchased by people other than retirement pensioners.
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§ Dr. J. Dickson MabonInformation from the 1975 Family Expenditure Survey is as follows:
Age of household head (years) Proportion of households recording expenditure on paraffin per cent. Under 30 9.4 30 and under 50 31.9 50 and over 65 29.8 65 and over 28.9 100.0
Gross weekly income of household (£) Proportion of households recording expenditure on paraffin per cent. Under 20 11.8 20 and under 30 12.2 30 and under 40 9.7 40 and under 50 9.4 50 and under 60 9.5 60 and under 70 8.8 70 and under 80 7.8 80 and under 90 6.9 90 and under 100 4.6 100 and under 120 7.9 120 and under 150 7.2 150 and more 4.2 100.0 I regret that figures for the total numbers of paraffin heaters sold and for the percentage purchased by people other than retirement pensioners are not available.