§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of children were living in households with no-one in work in each year since 1992. [177903]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Willetts, dated 15 June 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about children in workless households. (177903)
The attached table gives the estimates of the number and the percentage of children who were living in workless households for the three months ending May of each year from 1992 to 2003.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are subject to sampling error.
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Children1 living in workless households2—United Kingdom, three months ending May each year from 1992 to 2003 Thousands, per cent Children1 living in workless households2 Year Number ( thousands) Percent3 1992 2,219 18.8 1993 2,288 19.2 1994 2,398 20.0 1995 2,339 19.4 1996 2,344 19.4 1997 2,163 17.9 1998 2,156 17.9
Children1 living in workless households2—United Kingdom, three months ending May each year from 1992 to 2003 Thousands, per cent Children1 living in workless households2 Year Number (thousands) Percent3 1999 2,086 17.3 2000 1,896 15.7 2001 1,830 15.3 2002 1,889 15.9 2003 1.796 15.2 1 Children under 16 years. 2 A workless household is a household that includes at least one person of working age, and in which no one aged 16 or over is in employment. 3 Children in workless households as a percentage of children in all working age households. Note: These LFS estimates have not been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census results. Source: ONS—Labour Force Survey