§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average gross weekly income in 1995–96 by decile group for(a) all households, (b) one adult retired households mainly dependent on state pensions, (c) one adult retired households not mainly dependent on state pensions, (d) one adult non-retired households, (e) one adult households with children, (f) two adult
Family Expenditure Survey 1995–96 Average Gross Normal Weekly Income by Decile Group Lowest ten per cent. Second decile group Third decile group Fourth decile group Fifth decile group Sixth decile group Seventh decile group Eighth decile group Ninth decile group Highest ten per cent. All households All households Number of households 680 679 680 680 680 679 680 680 679 680 797 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 65.30 102.00 145.20 201.20 270.90 342.80 417.40 514.20 659.40 1090.50 380.90 One adult retired households mainly dependent on state pensions Number of households 51 51 50 51 51 51 51 50 51 51 508 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 61.20 65.60 67.70 70.60 72.30 75.30 82.40 92.80 110.30 146.00 84.40 One adult retired households not mainly dependent on state pensions Number of households 42 42 41 42 42 42 42 41 42 42 418 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 83.40 99.60 113.70 125.20 136.80 152.80 176.30 209.70 270.30 528.30 189.70 One adult non-retired households Number of households 90 89 90 89 90 89 90 89 90 89 895 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 44.40 67.70 103.80 156.80 201.80 247.00 292.90 343.70 422.10 640.50 251.80 One adult households with children Number of households 44 44 44 44 45 44 44 44 44 44 441 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 63.10 77.80 84.80 93.50 105.80 122.00 156.50 211.30 279.90 493.30 168.70 Two adult households with children Number of household 166 167 166 167 166 166 167 166 167 166 1,664 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 117.80 210.70 294.40 356.00 405.80 459.00 531.90 625.40 757.20 1,187.10 494.50 One man one woman non-retired households Number of households 134 134 134 134 134 133 134 134 134 134 1,339 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 113.80 202.60 276.90 337.90 390.50 449.90 517.30 614.10 748.60 1,283.10 493.50 One man one woman retired households mainly dependent on state pensions Number of households 24 24 23 24 24 24 24 23 24 24 238 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 90.00 106.50 111.90 119.30 125.70 133.50 144.90 160.20 177.10 230.40 140.00 One man one woman retired households not mainly dependent on state pensions Number of households 44 44 44 44 44 43 44 44 44 44 439 Average gross normal weekly income (£) 141.20 168.70 189.50 213.70 238.10 269.60 309.50 364.00 449.00 780.90 312.50 Note:
ONS, Family Spending 1995–96, Crown copyright 1996.
206Whouseholds with children, (g) one man, one woman non-retired households, (h) one man, one woman retired households mainly dependent on state pensions and (i) one man, one woman retired households not mainly dependent on state pensions. [7826]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 6 December 1996]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Alan Milburn, dated 11 December 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the average gross weekly income in 1995–96 by decile group for certain household compositions.Estimates from the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) for average gross normal weekly income in 1995–96 by decile group for these household compositions are shown in the attached table. The figures are subject to sampling variations; have been rounded to the nearest 10 pence; are averages for each household composition and have not been adjusted to reflect household composition.