HC Deb 25 February 1992 vol 204 c475W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest estimates of how many pensioners are(a) male, (b) female, (c) single and (d) married, in Great Britain.

Miss Widdecombe

In mid-1990 the estimated number, in thousands, of men and women at state pension age and over in Great Britain was:

Men Women
Married: 2,536 2,995
Not Married: 987 3,741

Source: OPCS mid-year estimates.