§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish population figures for Northern Ireland in 1983, broken down in the same way as the Great Britain figures published by the Department of Health and Social Security in table 6 of "Low Income Families 1983."
§ Mr. ViggersThe information is as follows:
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Population total number of families and persons in Northern Ireland, 1983, classified by family type and economic status Number of Families Number of Persons in Families All Families 482 1,513 Total Families over Pension Age 153 285 Married Couples only 38 77 Single Persons only 68 68
Number of Families Number of Persons in Families Other Pension Families containing non-pension Persons 47 140 Total Families under Pension Age, by Family Type 328 1,228 Married Couple with Children 146 664 Single Person with Children 19 72 Married Couple without Children 62 125 Single Person without Children 28 28 Other Adult Families 73 339 Of which large families (3 or more children) 31 205 Total Families under Pension Age, by Economic Status 328 1,228 Full-time work or Self-Employed 226 846 Sick or Disabled 24 83 Unemployed 49 200 Others 30 100 Notes:
1. Figures are based on the 1983 mid-year estimates of population and the Continuous Household Survey for 1983 (equivalent to the General Household Survey in Great Britain).
2. As the Continuous Household Survey was not extant prior to 1983, only 1983 figures are given.
3. As sample survey estimates have been 'factored up' to population levels the estimates do not logically admit to the assessment of statistical error.
4. The estimates of the numbers of families are based on the sample survey estimate of 3.14 persons per household.
5. The pensioner status of a household is based on the pensioner status of the head of household.
6. Children are persons under 16 years of age.
7. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000, consequently summations may not necessarily equate exactly with totals.