asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of October, 1957, the estimated number of persons in the various wage groups, giving details of the wage groups and their distribution on a percentage basis, in the form of a reply of 30th June, 1959.
Written Answers. - Wage Group Statistics.
The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:—
NUMBER and Percentage Distribution of Industrial Wage-Earners classified according to Rate of Weekly Earnings for establishments covered by the Census of Industrial Production—October, 1957.
Weekly Rates of Earnings |
Numbers |
Percentage Distribution |
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Under 18 years of age |
18 years and over |
Under 18 years of age |
18 years and over |
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Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
Less than £1 |
150 |
483 |
365 |
243 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
£1 but less than £2 |
2,411 |
4,860 |
793 |
1,252 |
30.6 |
40.2 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
£2 but less than £3 |
3,184 |
4,579 |
1,853 |
3,457 |
40.4 |
37.9 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
£3 but less than £4 |
1,513 |
1,665 |
4,997 |
8,067 |
19.2 |
13.8 |
4.0 |
22.1 |
£4 but less than £5 |
392 |
415 |
5,960 |
13,415 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
36.7 |
£5 but less than £6 |
188 |
63 |
17,775 |
6,269 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
14.2 |
17.2 |
£6 but less than £7 |
33 |
16 |
16,029 |
2,495 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
12.8 |
6.8 |
£7 but less than £8 |
12 |
1 |
20,466 |
978 |
0.1 |
— |
16.4 |
2.7 |
£8 but less than £9 |
1 |
1 |
17,153 |
225 |
— |
— |
13.7 |
0.6 |
£9 but less than £10 |
1 |
16,542 |
81 |
13.2 |
0.2 |
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£10 but less than £11 |
1 |
9,930 |
31 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
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£11 but less than £12 |
5,116 |
14 |
4.1 |
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£12 but less than £13 |
2,994 |
6 |
2.4 |
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£13 but less than £14 |
1,885 |
8 |
1.5 |
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£14 or over |
3,171 |
5 |
2.6 |
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TOTAL: |
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Large establishments |
7,885 |
12,084 |
125,029 |
36,546 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Small establishments* |
203 |
41 |
2,058 |
191 |
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All establishments |
8,088 |
12,125 |
127,087 |
36,737 |
* Classification by rate of earnings not available for small establishments.