§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the aggregate disposable income in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986, showing the median, lowest and highest deciles, and the lower and upper quartiles, for the following household types:(a) one adult retired, mainly dependent on state pensions, (b) one man and one woman retired, mainly dependent on state pensions, (c) one man, one woman and one child (d) one man, one woman and two children and (e) one man, one woman and three children, adjusting the figures for 1979 and 1981, as provided for 1983 in the Official Report, 22 July 1987, columns 211–212, so as to achieve a consistent basis.
§ Mr. LeeIt is not possible to produce estimates from the family expenditure survey for 1979 and 1981 on the same basis as those provided for 1983, in theOfficial Report of 22 July 1987. Figures for 1983, 1985 and 1986 are shown in the table.
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Distribution of weekly household disposable income1 Lowest decile £
Lower quartile £
Median £
Upper quartile £
Highest decile £
1983 (a) 34.42 35.26 37.85 42.52 51.67 (b) 56.62 59.34 65.54 73.25 86.67 (c) 80.07 120.31 155.82 202.91 272.23 (d) 98.98 131.73 172.40 218.68 288.62 (e) 79.00 116.42 161.99 216.90 284.76 1985 (a) 37.12 38.44 41.17 45.00 50.09 (b) 61.21 63.96 71.80 78.63 94.87 (c) 84.20 128.00 173.78 239.38 307.54 (d) 102.05 148.68 198.88 260.52 335.91 (e) 86.80 132.00 188.00 241.67 304.67 1986 (a) 39.31 40.97 46.37 56.43 65.94 (b) 65.86 71.26 82.72 95.64 106.77
Lowest decile £
Lower quartile £
Median £
Upper quartile £
Highest decile £
(c) 99.60 141.99 201.45 260.10 344.22 (d) 110.36 158.52 219.21 298.30 279.05 (e) 101.37 144.40 216.26 278.72 374.65 Source: Family Expenditure Survey. 1 Household disposable income is defined as gross weekly cash income (plus imputed income from owner occupancy of housing) less statutory deductions and payments of income tax and national insurance contributions. Cash income includes wages and salaries, income from self employment, investment income, pensions and annuities, and social security benefits but does not include non-cash benefits such as housing benefit.