§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish figures, on the basis of the latest family expenditure survey figures available, showing the estimated number of households with head below retirement
TENURE DISTRIBUTION FOR SELECTED INCOME RANGES: ENGLAND AND WALES HOUSEHOLDS WITH ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE HEADS —1978 Percentages of totals Gross weekly household income Owner occupiers Local Authority tenants Private sector tenants (unfurnished) Other tenures (including furnished) All tenures Sample base (No. of households) Under 40 … 25 40 16 19 100 212 40–59 … 34 41 9 16 100 352 60–79 … 46 34 9 11 100 569 80–119 … 58 28 7 7 100 1,335 120–159 … 69 21 4 6 100 1,001 160 and over … 76 17 2 5 100 904 All incomes … 59 26 6 8 100 4,373 Source: Family Expenditure Survey 1978.
The FES is not grossed up to national totals. Estimates of the total number of households whose heads are under pensionable age for each tenure are available for England.
Millions of households Number of households with heads under pensionable age … … 6.8 3.4 1.3 0.5 12.0 Source: National Dwelling and Housing Survey 1977.