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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 8A5 Household income and household disposable income, 1988, 1992-1996
 

1988

1992

1993

1994

1995

19961

Total household income2

31,584

46,849

48,167

49,005

52,014

53,735

Wages & salaries

19,247

26,914

27,542

28,405

29,551

29,906

Income from self-employment

2,839

3,822

4,157

4,555

4,870

4,994

Income from investments

1,841

3,336

2,568

2,124

2,867

3,182

Occupational & state pensions

4,276

7,169

7,758

7,775

8,355

9,202

Social Security benefits

2,359

3,799

4,088

4,153

4,300

4,384

Other income

1,023

1,807

2,055

1,993

2,073

2,087

 
Share of UK (percentage)

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.7

8.5

Per head (£)

6,200

9,166

9,407

9,548

10,126

10,479

Per head (United Kingdom = 100)

94.3

100.1

100.0

98.0

98.8

97.8

 
Total household disposable income3

25,706

39,215

40,616

40,957

43,447

45,146

As a percentage of personal income

81.4

83.7

84.3

83.6

83.5

84.0

 
Share of UK (percentage)

8.5

9.0

8.9

8.7

8.8

8.6

Per head (£)

5,047

7,672

7,933

7,980

8,458

8,804

Per head (United Kingdom = 100)

95.3

102.0

101.3

99.0

99.8

98.9

Source: Office for National Statistics, Regional Accounts

1 Provisional.
2 Household income is defined to be the income of the household sector i.e. individuals living in households and in institutions.
3 Household disposable income is defined as household income less payment of tax, National Insurance and contributions to life assurance and pension schemes.

 

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