§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report figures for the birth rate in England and Wales in each of the last 20 years broken down by socio-economic group.
Legitimate births per 1,000 married women aged 15–44: England and Wales SOCIAL CLASS OF HUSBAND Non-manual occupations Manual occupations Year Total Professional, Managerial and Intermediate Skilled non-Manual Skilled Manual Semi-and unskilled Manual 1961* 124 115 120 122 133 1971† 112 96 107 115 124 1981† 90 84 94 87 102 * The breakdown by social class has been estimated from the 10 per cent. analysis of the 1961 census. † The breakdown by social class has been estimated from a combination of a sample analysis of birth registrations for 1971 and 1981 and the 10 per cent. analysis of the 1971 and 1981 censuses respectively.