Income Statistics (Hansard, 23 July 1982)

HC Deb 23 July 1982 vol 28 c320W 320W

§ Mr. Gordon Wilson
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures to show the average income of those in employment in 1981; and if he will express the average in terms of modality.

§ Mr. Alison
The available information on income from employment is as follows:

Gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees whose pay was not affected by absence in April 1981

Modal range†

Average^* £ Proportion of employees

Men 140.5 100–110 10

Women 91.4 80–90 13

Source: "New Earnings Survey".

^* Arithmetic mean.

† The range (in units of £10) containing the largest number of employees.

Gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees whose pay was not affected by absence in April 1981
		Modal range†
	Average^*	£	Proportion of employees
Men	140.5	100–110	10
Women	91.4	80–90	13
Source: "New Earnings Survey".
^* Arithmetic mean.
† The range (in units of £10) containing the largest number of employees.