§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the total number of households in England and the numbers and percentages of those households which are(a) single-pensioner households, (b) other single-adult households, (c) two-adult households and (d) three or more adult households;
(2) what are the numbers and percentages of total households, broken down by sex and racial composition, of people living in (a) single-pensioner households, (b) other single-adult households, (c) two-adult households and (d) three or more adult households in England.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[holding answer 13 June 1990]: The available estimates from the 1988 labour force survey are as follows:
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Sex and ethnic group of head of household Single pensioner Other single adult Two adults Three or more adults 1All White 49 31 16 5 100 All ethnic groups 47 32 16 5 100 All Indian 2 8 56 34 100 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 1 8 68 23 100 West Indian 3 40 41 15 100 Other 5 25 53 17 100 All ethnic minorities 3 22 53 22 100 White 15 14 56 15 100 All ethnic groups 15 14 56 15 100 1 Includes a small number of households with no adults. Source:—1988 Labour force Survey—estimates are subject to sampling is too small to provide the same breakdown as for male heads.