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Mr. Nicholas Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest estimates of how many pensioners are (a) male, (b) female, (c) single and (d) married, in Great Britain.
Miss Widdecombe
In mid-1990 the estimated number, in thousands, of men and women at state pension age and over in Great Britain was:
| Men | Women | |
| Married: | 2,536 | 2,995 |
| Not Married: | 987 | 3,741 |
Source: OPCS mid-year estimates.