§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the total employment rate for women with dependent children aged(a) 0–4, (b) 5–10 and (c) 11–15 years has changed since 1989, broken down by (i) full and part-time work and (ii) women with (A) higher, (B) other and (C) no qualifications; and how the employment rate varies in each region. [61862]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
131WLetter from John Kidgell to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 17 June 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment rates for women with dependent children. I am replying in his absence. (61862)
Table 1: Employment rates1 of women by age of youngest child2, by Standard Statistical Region3—Springs (March to May) 1989 and 2001; not seasonally adjusted Employment rate (%) Women aged 16–59 With youngest dependent child aged All 0–4 5–10 11–15 16–18 Without dependent children Spring (March to May) 1989 United Kingdom 65.9 39.6 65.0 73.1 74.9 72.8 Great Britain 66.2 39.5 65.4 73.6 75.3 73.2 England 66.9 40.0 66.5 74.2 76.3 73.9 Northern region 62.8 38.0 644 75.6 72.8 67.8 North West 64.2 42.9 65.7 72.4 73.0 70.1 Yorks and Humberside 63.3 38.3 66.7 71.3 75.0 69.2 East Midlands 68.5 44.2 68.3 77.9 67.2 75.2 West Midlands 64.4 34.6 62.4 73.4 75.4 72.3 East Anglia 70.1 44.9 68.3 82.2 70.2 76.3 Greater London 66.4 37.5 60.1 64.8 77.4 75.4 Rest of South East 70.9 39.8 71.0 78.9 82.9 78.2 South West 69.1 43.3 70.0 75.2 78.5 74.8 Wales 60.8 38.6 62.7 69.1 64.3 65.5 Scotland 62.7 35.4 56.9 71.1 70.9 70.3 Northern Ireland 53.5 41.0 52.3 52.7 63.7 58.8 Spring (March to May) 2001 United Kingdom 69.3 53.9 69.9 75.0 80.3 72.3 Great Britain 69.6 53.9 70.1 75.3 80.6 72.6 England 69.9 53.7 70.3 76.0 80.2 73.2 Northern region 64.6 47.6 69.2 71.8 79.8 66.4 North West 68.9 57.7 71.2 72.8 78.9 70.7 Yorks and Humberside 69.2 55.4 72.1 77.9 75.2 70.7 East Midlands 70.0 56.3 72.8 77.5 81.7 71.7 West Midlands 68.3 51.3 68.5 72.6 84.3 71.8 East Anglia 74.9 56.1 78.2 77.2 85.8 78.3 Greater London 64.2 43.0 58.9 67.1 67.9 71.2 Rest of South East 74.1 57.8 73.1 81.1 80.2 77.7 South West 74.3 57.7 75.5 83.3 91.1 76.4 Wales 63.3 47.7 68.6 68.4 80.4 64.7 Scotland 69.8 60.6 68.2 73.3 84.9 71.3 Northern Ireland 60.0 52.5 65.5 65.7 73.8 59.1 Change, spring 1989 to spring 20014 United Kingdom 3.4 14.3 5.0 2.0 5.4 -0.6 Great Britain 3.4 14.4 4.7 1.7 5.3 -0.5 England 3.0 13.7 3.8 1.8 3.9 -0.7 Northern region 1.8 9.6 4.8 -3.9 7.1 -1.4 North West 4.7 14.8 5.5 0.4 5.9 0.7 Yorks and Humberside 5.9 17.1 5.4 6.6 0.2 1.5 East Midlands 1.5 12.2 4.5 -0.4 14.5 -3.5 West Midlands 3.9 16.6 6.1 -0.7 8.9 -0.5 East Anglia 4.8 11.2 9.9 -5.0 15.6 1.9 Greater London -2.2 5.6 -1.2 2.3 -9.5 -4.2 Rest of South East 3.2 17.9 2.1 2.3 -2.8 -0.5 South West 5.3 14.3 5.5 8.1 12.6 1.6 Wales 2.6 9.1 5.9 -0.6 16.1 -0.8 Scotland 7.1 25.3 11.2 2.2 14.1 1.0 Northern Ireland 6.5 11.5 13.3 13.0 10.1 0.3 1Women in employment as a percentage of all women 2Children aged under 16 and those aged 16–18 in full-time education 3Estimates are given for Standard Statistical Regions (SSRs) as Government Office Regions (GORs) are not available prior to spring (March to May) 1992 4Percentage points Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
132WThe attached tables provide estimates of employment rates for working-age women with dependent children, for the three month periods ending May 1998 and May 2001.
These estimate are from the Labour Force Survey and are not seasonally adjusted.
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Table 2: Employment rates1 of women by full-time/part-time status2 and age of youngest dependent child3; United Kingdom; springs (March to May) 1989 and 2001; not seasonally adjusted Thousands and per cent. Women aged 16–59 With youngest dependent child aged All 0–4 5–10 11–15 16–18 Without dependent children Spring (March to May) 1989 All persons (thousands) (=100%)4 16,666 3,029 2,098 1,466 474 9,598 In full-time employment (%) 38.2 12.6 19.7 30.3 37.1 51.6 In part-time employment (%) 27.6 27.0 45.2 42.6 37.8 21.1 Spring (March to May) 2001 All persons (thousands) (=100%)4 17,479 2,997 2,366 1,569 567 9,979 In full-time employment (%) 39.4 17.9 25.5 36.9 43.7 49.4 In part-time employment (%) 29.8 35.9 44.4 38.1 36.6 22.9 Change, spring 1989 to spring 20015 In full-time employment 1.2 5.4 5.8 6.6 6.7 -2.3 In pan-time employment 2.3 8.9 -0.8 -4.6 -1.2 1.8 1Women in full-time/part-time employment as a percentage of all women 2The definition of full-time/part-time is based on respondents' self-assessment 3Children aged under 16 and those aged 16–18 in full-time education 4Base for percentages includes women who did not state their full-time/part-time status 5Percentage points Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
Table 3: Employment rates1 of women by highest qualification level and age of youngest dependent child 2; United Kingdom; springs (March to May) 1989 and 2001; not seasonally adjusted Thousands and per cent. Women aged 16–59 With youngest dependent child aged All 0–4 5–10 11–15 16–18 Spring (March to May) 1998 All persons (thousands)3 16,666 3,029 2,098 1,466 474 9,598 Higher qualifications4 (%) 80.9 63.8 82.7 87.2 88.6 85.4 Other qualifications5 (%) 69.6 40.2 68.7 76.9 78.4 78.6 No qualifications (%) 55.3 26.6 54.7 66.0 65.8 60.2 Spring (March to May) 2001 All persons (thousands)3 17,479 2,997 2,366 1,569 567 9,979 Higher qualifications4 (%) 84.7 73.3 85.6 88.6 88.3 87.0 Other qualifications5 (%) 70.8 54.3 71.9 78.5 84.5 74.2 No qualifications (%) 55.3 26.6 54.7 66.0 65.8 60.2 Change, spring 1989 to spring 20016 Higher qualifications4 3.8 9.5 2.9 1.4 -0.2 1.6 Other qualifications5 1.2 14.1 3.2 1.6 6.1 -4.4 No qualifications 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1Women with each qualification level who are in employment as a percentage of all women with the relevant qualification level 2Children aged under 16 and those aged 16–18 in full-time education 3Includes women who did not state their qualifications 4Higher qualifications are those above GCE A-level or equivalent 5Other qualifications are those of GCE A-level or equivalent or lower and includes miscellaneous qualification which cannot be classified 6Percentage points Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey