asked the Taoiseach the percentage by which each of the following categories of income per head have increased in the past ten years (1) non-agricultural employees; (2) income from self-employment and trading in the non-agricultural sector; (3) agricultural employees; and (4) income from self-employment and trading in the agricultural sector.
Written Answers. - Income Statistics
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It is possible to make only approximate estimates of the particulars requested. The information available on income relates to that arising in different sectors and is estimated in aggregate form for the national accounts. There are a number of difficulties in using these estimates to derive average income per head figures since some of the income generated in one sector may accrue to persons outside that sector.
The table below shows the estimated percentage change in income per person at work for each of the categories requested.
Estimated Percentage change, 1967-1977
|
Category of income |
Estimated Income per person at work |
|
(1) Non-agricultural employee remuneration |
+402 |
|
(2) Income from self-employment and other trading income arising in the non- agricultural sector |
+370 |
|
(3) Agricultural employee remuneration |
+344 |
|
(4) Income from self-employment and other trading income arising in agriculture as a whole |
+573 |