§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many male and female workers earn non-adult rates in the Northern region and in each of the counties in the region.
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Mr. JacksonThe information available from the New Earnings Survey is provided in the following table:
Numbers of employees in the NES sample, April 1990 Total Of which: on non-adult rate Number Percentage of total Northern region Male 4,962 169 3.4 Female 4,194 85 2.0 Tyne and Wear Male 1,870 63 3.4 Female 1,687 23 1.4 Cleveland Male 867 34 3.9 Female 704 20 2.8 Cumbria Male 939 39 4.2 Female 700 23 3.3 Durham Male 888 23 2.6 Female 733 12 1.6 Northumberland Male 398 10 2.5 Female 370 7 1.9 Note: Since the NES sample is mostly drawn from PAYE records, many of those with earnings below the income tax threshold are not covered. This may be expected to affect employees on non-adult rates more than other employees, and so the proportions in the sample who are in this category may not accurately reflect the proportions in the working population as a whole.