Population Statistics (Hansard, 10 June 1992)

§ Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table showing the most up-to-date percentages of the population in each recognised socio-economic group in(a) the Paisley, South parliamentary constituency, (b) Strathclyde region and (c) Scotland.

Residents age 16 or over in employment
per cent.
Socio-economic group	Paisley South Constituency	Strathclyde	Scotland
1. Employers and managers in central and local government, industry, commerce, etc.— large establishments	5	5	5
2. Employers and managers in industry, commerce, etc.—small establishments	4	4	5
3. Professional workers—self employed	0	1	1
4. Professional workers—employees	3	3	3
5.1 Ancillary workers and artists	11	10	10
5.2 Foreman and supervisors—non-manual	1	1	1
6. Junior non-manual worker	23	21	21
7. Personal service workers	8	6	6
8. Foreman and supervisors—manual	3	3	3
9. Skilled manual workers	19	20	19
10. Semi-skilled manual workers	16	13	12
11. Unskilled manual workers	6	7	7
12. Own account workers (other than professional)	2	2	2
13. Farmers—employers and managers	0	0	1
14. Farmers—own account	0	0	1
15. Agricultural workers	0	1	1
16. Members of armed forces	0	1	1
17. Inadequately described occupations	1	1	1
Total	100	100	100

Residents 1981			Percentage
Age	Paisley, South constituency	Strathclyde	Scotland
Under 16	23	24	23
16-24	16	15	15
25-34	13	14	14
35-pensionable age	33	31	31
Pensionable age and over	15	16	17
Total =100 per cent.	67,430	2,375,410	5,035,315