Written Question · S2W-28747 · Session 2
What proportion of (a) households and (b) individual citizens have an annual income of (i) £5,000 or less, (ii) £5,001 to £10,000, (iii) £1…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of (a) households and (b) individual citizens have an annual income of (i) £5,000 or less, (ii) £5,001 to £10,000, (iii) £10,001 to £20,000, (iv) £20,001 to £30,000, (v) £30,001 to £40,000, (vi) £40,001 to £50,000, (vii) £50,001 to £60,000, (viii) £60,001 to £80,000, (ix) £80,001 to £100,000, (x) £100,001 to £200,000, (xi) £200,001 to £300,000, (xii) £300,001 to £500,000, (xiii) £500,001 to £1 million and (xiv) more than £1 million.
The answer
The information requested is set out in the following two tables. The proportions in the tables are estimates derived from (a) the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and (b) the FRS’s Individual Incomes Analysis.
Due to the small sample sizes in the FRS in Scotland, the latest three years of data have been used to derive the proportions. However, the resulting sample was still too small to allow disaggregation for each of the higher income bands requested; the higher bands have therefore been grouped together.
(a) Total Annual Household Income: Households by Income Band, Scotland: 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-051
Total Household Income
| Proportion of Households
Up to £5,000
| 3%
£5,000 to £10,000
| 18%
£10,000 to £20,000
| 29%
£20,000 to £30,000
| 18%
£30,000 to £40,000
| 13%
£40,000 to £50,000
| 8%
£50,000 to £60,000
| 5%
£60,000 to £80,000
| 4%
£80,000 to £100,000
| 2%
£100,000 and over
| 1%
Source: Family Resources survey 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05.
Note: 1. Total household income is the total income from all sources and from all members of the household, before deductions of income tax and National Insurance, and including tax credits and some benefits in kind. Total household income can not be used as a proxy for living standards as it has not been adjusted (equivalised) to take account of household size and composition.
The following figures should be interpreted with caution and is not regarded as a reliable proxy for living standards. A non-working person, or a person on a low income, living with a high income partner may have a high standard of living despite a very low individual income.
(b) Total Annual Individual Income1: Adults by Income Band
Scotland: 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05
Total Individual Income
| Proportion of Adults
Up to £5,000
| 20%
£5,000 to £10,000
| 24%
£10,000 to £20,000
| 31%
£20,000 to £30,000
| 14%
£30,000 to £40,000
| 6%
£4
Due to the small sample sizes in the FRS in Scotland, the latest three years of data have been used to derive the proportions. However, the resulting sample was still too small to allow disaggregation for each of the higher income bands requested; the higher bands have therefore been grouped together.
(a) Total Annual Household Income: Households by Income Band, Scotland: 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-051
Total Household Income
| Proportion of Households
Up to £5,000
| 3%
£5,000 to £10,000
| 18%
£10,000 to £20,000
| 29%
£20,000 to £30,000
| 18%
£30,000 to £40,000
| 13%
£40,000 to £50,000
| 8%
£50,000 to £60,000
| 5%
£60,000 to £80,000
| 4%
£80,000 to £100,000
| 2%
£100,000 and over
| 1%
Source: Family Resources survey 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05.
Note: 1. Total household income is the total income from all sources and from all members of the household, before deductions of income tax and National Insurance, and including tax credits and some benefits in kind. Total household income can not be used as a proxy for living standards as it has not been adjusted (equivalised) to take account of household size and composition.
The following figures should be interpreted with caution and is not regarded as a reliable proxy for living standards. A non-working person, or a person on a low income, living with a high income partner may have a high standard of living despite a very low individual income.
(b) Total Annual Individual Income1: Adults by Income Band
Scotland: 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05
Total Individual Income
| Proportion of Adults
Up to £5,000
| 20%
£5,000 to £10,000
| 24%
£10,000 to £20,000
| 31%
£20,000 to £30,000
| 14%
£30,000 to £40,000
| 6%
£4
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-28747 by reference.