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Household working status
The number of adults in work varies between different households. All single pensioner households, 86% of older smaller households and 80% of single parent households contain no working adults. Small and large family households and large adult households are the most likely to contain at least one working adult (Table 9).
Apart from older smaller households, in households with two or more adults, the majority of households have two or more working adults. Fewer small family households (27%) than small adult households (44%) contain two working adults.
Figure 2 shows the economic status of the Highest Income Householder (HIH) in those households containing no working adults.
In the majority of households without a working adult, the HIH is retired (Figure 2). A further 10% of household heads in non-working households were looking after the home or family while 14% were unable to work due to illness or disability.
Figure 2: The economic status of the Highest Income Householder in households containing no working adults
Base = 3136 (Households).
Of the householders who are unemployed or not in work, 85% have been out of work for a year or more. Among those who described themselves as unemployed and seeking work, 70% have been out of work for a year or more (no table).
Participation in education and training
Table 10 shows the proportion of adults of working age who are engaged in some form of education and training. Participation declines with age although this is largely due to people leaving school and post-school education
Of those who are not in full-time education or training, those in full-time employment are the most likely to be involved in some kind of education or training. Of this group, 13% are involved in on-the-job training, although 80% are not involved in any form of training (no table).
The situation of adults who are not already in full-time employment, training or education is of particular interest. Only 11% of these adults are in any form of education or training, with most participation in on-the-job training among part-time workers. The next most common form of participation is adult education or evening classes with 2% of this group taking part (no table).
| Table 10: Participation in education and training by age |
Column |
| Education or training currently involved in Age of respondent |
Adult population aged 16 to 64 years |
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16-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-59 |
60-64 |
All |
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| None |
51 |
73 |
76 |
84 |
94 |
76 |
| On the job training |
16 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
| Further education college |
10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
3 |
| University |
13 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| School |
11 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
2 |
| Adult education or evening classes |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Distance learning/Open University |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
- |
2 |
| Other |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Base = 100% |
527 |
1104 |
1111 |
1380 |
452 |
4524 |
| Table 11: The proportion of households with children in each income band |
Column percentages |
| Annual net household income |
Number of children |
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One |
Two |
Three or more |
All |
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| Less than £6,000 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
| £6,001 to £10,000 |
25 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
| £10,001 to £15,000 |
19 |
24 |
31 |
22 |
| £15,001 to £20,000 |
18 |
21 |
16 |
19 |
| Over £20,000 |
31 |
31 |
29 |
31 |
| Base = 100% |
374 |
309 |
118 |
801 |
Note: Sample size reduced because of refusals and insufficient data on income questions
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