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The ONS analysis 'The effects of taxes and benefits on household income' provides information about the income distribution and the characteristics of households in different parts of the income distribution. The latest analysis for 2004/05 was published on the National Statistics website on 12th May 2006 at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/taxesbenefits, while that for 2005/06 will be published on 17 May 2007. This annual analysis is based on data from the Expenditure and Food Survey, which is a sample survey covering approximately 7,000 households in the UK. Tables 15 and 15A provide information on household characteristics by income decile group.
The table below, based on the same underlying data as that appearing in Tables 15 and 15A, shows the mean and median age of the household reference person by household income decile.
The household reference person is the person in the household who owns the accommodation or is responsible for paying rent. If this ownership or responsibility for paying rent is held jointly, then the household reference person is the person with the highest income. A fuller definition is provided in the background notes.
The income decile groups are determined by ranking households according to their equivalised disposable income. The table below also shows the equivalised income boundary points which separate households into decile groups.
Equivalised incomes are standardised to take into account different sizes and compositions of households. The standard household is deemed to be a two adult household with no children, and so these equivalised incomes can be interpreted as indicating a standard of living that would be achieved by a standard household with that income.
The figures shown in the table below are based on a sample survey and are not necessarily accurate to the nearest single year of age, but nevertheless provide a good indication of how the age of the household reference person changes across the income distribution.
| Mean and median age of household reference person by decile groups of ALL households, 2004-05 | |||||||||||
| Decile groups of all households ranked by equivalised disposable income | |||||||||||
| Bottom | 2( nd) | 3( rd) | 4( th) | 5( th) | 6( th) | 7( th) | 8( th) | 9( th) | Top | All households | |
| Source: ONS, Effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 2004-05. | |||||||||||
Sailing Boats
Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of yacht movements between non-EU ports and the UK in the latest year for which figures are available; and how many reports were logged in respect of such movements over the same period. [128519]
Dawn Primarolo: Whether or not the crew of a yacht needs to notify HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of its arrival depends on its last port of call. If arriving directly from an EU member state, the crew of a yacht need only contact HMRC if they have goods to declare. When arriving direct from a country outside the EU (the Channel Islands are regarded as outside the EU for this purpose), the crew must notify HMRC if any of the following criteria apply:
VAT has not been paid on the vessel;
there are goods in excess of the travellers’ allowance detailed in Notice 1 A Customs guide for travellers entering the UK;
they have on board goods which are to be treated as duty free stores;
they have any prohibited or restricted goods;
there is any notifiable illness on board;
there are any people on board who need immigration clearance; or
any repairs or modifications, other than running repairs, have been carried out since the vessel last left the EU.
In the year to 15 March 2007 we were advised of 166 inbound yacht movements. HMRC has no further figures relating to such movements.
Skin Cancer
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) diagnosis and (b) mortality rate was for (i) melanoma skin cancer and (ii) non-melanoma skin cancer in (A) Taunton constituency and (B) the UK in each year since 1996, broken down by age group. [127986]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 March 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) diagnosis and (b) mortality rate was for (i) melanoma skin cancer and (ii) non-melanoma skin cancer in (A) Taunton constituency and (B) the UK in each year since 1996, broken down by age group. [127986]
The latest available figures for newly diagnosed cases of cancer (incidence) are for the years 2005 (Wales), 2004 (England, Northern Ireland) and 2003 (Scotland). The latest available figures for deaths are for the year 2005.
For the UK, age-specific incidence and mortality rates of respectively, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, from 1996, are given in Tables 1 and 3 below.
For Taunton Deane LA, numbers of newly registered cases of, and deaths from, respectively, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, from 1996, are given in Tables 2 and 4 below. Only a broad breakdown by age (0-59, 60+) is possible because of the small number of cases in some years.
Numbers for both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, for Taunton Deane LA, particularly those for deaths, are too small to produce reliable age-specific rates even on the broad age ranges provided. Numbers for the UK are provided in Tables 5 and 6.
| Table 1: Age-specific rates( 1) of newly diagnosed cases of, and deaths from, melanoma skin cancer( 2) for the UK, 1996 to 2005 | |||||||||||
| UK | Age | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| (1) Rate per million population. (2) Melanoma skin cancer incidence is defined as code C43 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD 10). Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 172 for years 1996 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C43 for years 2001 to 2005. | |||||||||||
| Table 2: Number of newly diagnosed cases of, and deaths from, melanoma skin cancer( 1) for Taunton Deane LA, 1996 to 2005 | |||||||||||
| Taunton Deane LA( 2) | Age | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| (1) Melanoma skin cancer incidence is defined as code C43 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD 10). Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 172 for years 1996 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C43 for years 2001 to 2005. (2) Using local authority ward boundaries as of 2007 for all years shown. Sources: 1. Office for National Statistics 2. Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit. 3. Scottish Cancer Registry ISD 4. Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. | |||||||||||
| Table 3: Age-specific rates( 1) of newly diagnosed cases of, and deaths from, non-melanoma skin cancer( 2) for the UK, 1996 to 2005 | |||||||||||
| UK | Age | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| (1) Rate per million population. (2) Non-melanoma skin cancer incidence is defined as code C44 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD 10). Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 173 for years 1996 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C44 for years 2001 to 2005. | |||||||||||
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