§ Barbara FollettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the average hourly earnings were of female part-time employees as a percentage of(a) total female full-time hourly earnings and (b) total male hourly earnings in each year from 1975 to 2000; [157697]
(2) what the median hourly earnings were of female part-time workers as a percentage of (a) female full-time workers and (b) male full-time workers at the latest date for which figures are available. [157698]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Barbara Follett, dated 23 April 2001:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions about the average and median hourly earnings of female part-time employees. (157697, 157698)The tables attached provide information on average and median hourly earnings of female part-time employees as a percentage of both female and male full-time hourly earnings, drawing upon the New Earnings Survey (NES). Percentages based on total male earnings, (as opposed to full-time male earnings), are not available on a consistent basis back to 1975.
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Table 1: Average hourly earnings of female part-time employees as a percentage of: Female full-time hourly earnings Male full-time hourly earnings 1975 83 58 1976 81 59 1977 82 60 1978 81 59 1979 81 58 1980 81 58 1981 79 58 1982 79 57 1983 79 57 1984 78 57 1985 78 57 1986 76 57 1987 76 56 1988 75 56 1989 75 57 1990 75 57 1991 75 58 1992 74 59 1993 74 59 1994 74 59 1995 75 60 1996 72 58 1997 73 59 1998 73 59 1999 74 60 2000 75 61 Notes:
1. 1984–2000 full-time females and full-time males aged 16 and over.
2. 1975–1983 full-time females aged 18 and over and full-time males aged 21 and over.
Table 2: Median hourly earnings of female part-time workers as a percentage of: Female full-time hourly workers Male full-time hourly workers 2000 69 58 Source:
New Earnings Survey