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Table 2: Average gross individual income by family type, men and women, 1996/7

 

Men

Women

 

Married

Non-married

Married

Non-married

Median, £/wk

£138

£114

£53

£96

% of average earnings

41

34

16

28

Mean, £/wk

£200

£149

£83

£124

% of average earnings

59

44

24

36

Note: Average male FT earnings were about £340/week in 1996.

Source: Women's Unit (1999): Table 1.1, for income data