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Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of single pensioner households in Scotland as a percentage of all households in Scotland.
Mr. Rifkind
At 30 June 1989 approximately 16 per cent. of households in Scotland consisted of one person of pensionable age.
Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the most recent estimate of (a) the number of pensioners in Scotland, (b) pensioner-headed households in Scotland, (c) single pensioner households and (d) pensioner couple households.
Mr. Rifkind
The most recent estimates for Scotland are:
| Number | |
| (a) Number of persons of pensionable age at 30 June 1988 | 896,000 |
| (b) Number of households headed by a person of pensionable age at 30 June 1989 | 582,000 |
| (c) Number of households with one person of pensionable age at 30 June 1989 | 314,000 |
| (d) Number of households with 2 persons of pensionable age at 30 June 1987 | 152,000 |