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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 21 Oct 1959

Vol. 177 No. 1

Written Answers. - Wage Group Statistics.

110.

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.

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

Under 18 years of age

18 years and over

Under 18 years of age

18 years and over

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

£10 but less than £11

1

9,930

31

7.9

0.1

£11 but less than £12

5,116

14

4.1

£12 but less than £13

2,994

6

2.4

£13 but less than £14

1,885

8

1.5

£14 or over

3,171

5

2.6

TOTAL:

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

All establishments

8,088

12,125

127,087

36,737

* Classification by rate of earnings not available for small establishments.

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