asked the Taoiseach the percentage domestic incomes in the following categories of population for a 12 month period to the latest convenient date: (a) wages and salaries, (b) farmers' income, (c) other domestic incomes and (d) industrial profits; and the number of people covered in each category.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Incomes and Profits.
4.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report two statements, the first giving the information on incomes requested by the Deputy for 1966 and 1967 in so far as it is available, and the second showing the total number of persons at work in 1966 classified by employment status. It is not possible to state how many people are covered by each income category as some persons are recipients of more than one type of income and, in addition, some of the recipients are not in the labour force.
Following are the statements:—
PERCENTAGE distribution of domestic income.
|
Type of income |
1966 |
1967 |
|
% |
% |
|
|
Wages and Salaries |
62.4 |
62.4 |
|
Income from self-employment and other trading income from agriculture and fishing |
16.8 |
17.1 |
|
Industrial profits |
7.1 |
20.5 |
|
Other income |
13.7 |
|
|
TOTAL* |
100.0 |
100.0 |
*Before adjustment for stock appreciation.
Numbers at work by employment status
|
Employment status |
1966† |
|
Total number of employees (incl. apprentices) |
701,993 |
|
Employers, own account workers and assisting relatives. Agriculture and fishing |
286,136 |
|
Other |
77,858 |
|
Total number at work |
1,065,987 |
†Census of Population, April 1966.