§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of(a) male pensioners aged 70 years and under and (b) male pensioners aged 81 years and over, had incomes in (i) the bottom, (ii) the second bottom, (iii) middle, (iv) second top and (v) top income quintile in each of the past six years. [57968]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information is in the tables:
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Percentage of pensioners Net equivalised disposable household income Bottom quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Top quintile Total (millions) aged over 80 1995–6 29 28 21 13 9 0.5 1996–7 29 32 20 11 8 0.5 1997–8 26 31 21 14 8 0.5 1998–9 31 30 16 14 10 0.5 1999–2000 32 27 22 12 7 0.5 2000–01 28 30 21 12 10 0.6
Percentage distribution of income for male pensioners. Excluding the self-employed Percentage of pensioners Net equivalised disposable household income Bottom quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Top quintile Total (millions) After Housing Costs Male pensioners 1995–6 18 31 22 16 13 3.5 1996–7 16 31 22 17 14 3.5 1997–8 18 31 22 17 13 3.5 1998–9 18 30 21 16 14 3.5 1999–2000 17 31 22 16 14 3.6 2000–01 18 29 22 16 15 3.6 of which: aged 70 and under 1995–6 14 27 24 18 17 1.4 1996–7 12 27 24 21 16 1.4 1997–8 14 26 23 20 17 1.4 1998–9 15 25 23 18 18 1.4 1999–2000 14 27 22 20 17 1.4 2000–01 14 25 23 20 17 1.4 aged over 80 1995–6 22 33 19 15 11 0.5 1996–7 23 36 18 13 10 0.5 1997–8 19 34 21 15 10 0.5 1998–9 23 32 17 15 12 0.5 1999–2000 25 33 20 12 11 0.5 2000–01 22 34 19 13 13 0.6 Notes for tables:
1. All figures are estimates and are taken from the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, which is derived from the Family Resources Survey (FRS). The FRS does not include Northern Ireland, and the latest year for which data is available is 2000–01.
2. The estimates are sample counts, which have been adjusted for non-response using multipurpose grossing factors. Estimates are subject to both sampling error and to variability in non-response. The income measure used is weekly net (disposable) equivalised household income (that is to say income that is adjusted to reflect the composition of the household).
3. The estimates are presented on both a Before Housing Costs (BHC) and an After Housing Costs (AHC) basis in line with HBAI conventions. Figures are provided excluding the self-employed, as research suggests that, for self-employed people, income as reported in surveys is often a poor indicator of living standards. HBAI convention is to present results excluding the self-employed, presenting results including the self-employed where the two differ significantly.