Table 2

Socioeconomic characteristics of income non-reporters: per cent (age adjusted) who did not report their income, by gender

SES indicatorMenWomen
Number%95% CINumber%95% CI
Labour force status
 Unemployed9724.11.0, 7.26213.70.0, 7.6
 Not in labour force2 1629.06.9, 11.15 1197.05.7, 8.3
 Employed13 50510.910.0, 11.711 05110.89.8, 11.7
Occupation
 Blue collar6 48510.69.4, 11.81 9857.35.2, 9.4
 White collar2 1748.86.7, 10.95 83910.79.5, 11.9
 Professionals4 83512.310.9, 13.73 24012.010.3, 13.7
Highest education qualification
 No higher qualifications3 91710.08.5, 11.54 7828.87.4, 10.2
 Vocational2 33110.98.9, 12.91 48711.08.5, 13.5
 Diploma73210.26.6, 13.878910.97.5, 14.3
 Bachelor degree or higher1 18811.38.5, 14.11 18912.09.2, 14.8
Main income source
 Government pension or benefit2-150 1 7066.55.6, 7.33 4114.63.7, 5.4
 Wages or salary10 8997.46.5, 8.39 2438.47.4, 9.4
 Interest/dividends30914.28.7, 19.750013.08.7, 17.3
 Own business or partnership2 00023.020.9, 25.11 05326.223.2, 29.2
  • 2-150 Includes pensions and allowances for the sick and disabled, pensions for lone parents and widowed persons, family payments, special benefits plus other pensions, benefits and allowances. The unemployed were excluded from this group as they were previously identified under the Labour force status variable.