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Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 29 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 31 January 2007. It was answered by Jim Murphy (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Personal Income

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the median income for a (a) man and (b) woman aged (i) 21 to 25, (ii) 25 to 30, (iii) 30 to 40, (iv) 40 to 50, (v) 50 to 60, (vi) 60 to 65, (vii) 65 to 75, (viii) 75 to 85 and (ix) over 85 was in each year since 1980.
Answer

Information regarding individual earnings and income for Great Britain is available in the ““Individual Income 1996-97 to 2004-05”” publication.Consistent figures for male and female median incomes are not available prior to 1996-97. Details of median income from 1996-97 to 2004-05 for men and women are shown in the following tables:

Median total individual income, by age-band from 1996-97 to 2004-05—Men (£ per week at 2004-05 prices)
16-20 21-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61- 65 66-75 76-85 86 and over
1996-97 89 215 328 373 397 308 208 172 136 134
1997-98 98 227 328 381 400 324 222 168 140 137
1998-99 114 230 341 391 392 328 221 176 140 138
1999-2000 112 231 339 398 403 343 221 181 152 142
2000-01 130 250 362 419 411 340 234 192 155 147
2001-02 125 248 355 424 429 354 244 196 165 147
2002-03 125 246 359 422 431 360 241 201 172 162
2003-04 114 242 355 426 430 354 249 207 174 181
2004-05 98 253 360 428 439 374 252 211 183 172
Source:
Family Resources Survey—Individual Incomes
Median total individual income, by age-band from 1996-97 to 2004-05—Women (£ per week at 2004-05 prices)
16-20 21-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-65 66-75 76-85 86 and over
1996-97 87 153 182 163 178 120 89 91 95 108
1997-98 88 164 185 166 172 128 99 89 97 112
1998-99 95 165 209 181 183 127 102 94 101 118
1999-2000 100 179 212 195 188 139 104 98 104 123
2000-01 106 186 226 200 204 130 102 100 106 116
2001-02 106 192 236 214 214 146 111 104 111 130
2002-03 100 198 243 223 213 158 116 108 113 129
2003-04 99 197 265 230 230 166 118 112 118 141
2004-05 99 206 255 233 236 169 129 113 131 143
Source:
Family Resources Survey—Individual Incomes

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
117852; 458 c168-70W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Personal income
Link
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