§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are his latest estimates of average gross weekly earnings for the following, working age, family types: single man, single woman, man, wife and one child, man, wife and two children, man, wife and three children and lone mother and two children.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe most recent available information relating gross earnings to household composition is that provided by the 1983 family expenditure survey (published in December 1984) and is set out in the table. Figures from the family expenditure survey for 1984 will be available later this year.
Average gross weekly normal wages and salaries (£)for households* where the head of household is an employee and aged over 15 but under 65 years Household composition† £ One man 123.2 One woman 72.1 One man, one woman and one child 191.6 One man, one woman and two children 197.5 One man, one woman and three children 200.5 One woman and two or more children 56.9 Source: Family Expenditure Survey 1983.
* Households where the only earnings were from self-employment or where no wages or salaries were received because the individuals were unemployed or unoccupied were omitted from these calculations.
† Persons who are under 18 years of age and unmarried are classed as children in the survey.