Housewives were asked whether they approved or disapproved of the reservation of oranges for children under 5.
Opinion seems to be almost equally divided. 46.6% approve and 48.7% disapprove. Significant differences appear in the attitudes of the different groups interviewed.
A.
Social Group
.
A
B
C
D
Total
Approve
58.7
(± 7.4)
49.2
(± 4.4)
46.0
43.6
(± 3.1)
46.6
Sample
177
573
1015
1015
Disapprove
37.3
45.6
49.9
51.5
48.7
Don’t know or Indifferent
4.0
5.2
4.1
4.9
4.7
It will be seen that approval is smaller than average in the lower income groups and more than average in the higher groups. The difference between the groups in the above figures though not large is statistically significant.
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OPINION ON RESERVATION OF ORANGES FOR INFANTS
.
FAMILY TYPE
Disapproved
45.9
34.2
60.0
47.4
Don’t know
Approved
47.2%
64.2
36.1%
51.7%
Adults only.
Adults and Under 5
.
Adults 5-18
.
Adults and 0-5
& 5-18
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B.
Regional
Scotland
S. Wales
N. Midland
N. West
N. & N. East.
Midland
S.E. & London
S’th
S.W.
E.
Total
Approve
49.5
(± 5.5)
28.1
(± 6.8)
58.1
(± 7.4)
53.9
(± 5.1)
40.1
(± 4.7)
59.8
(± 5.1)
38.6
(± 4.3)
44.0
(± 2.2)
58.0
(± 6.6)
40.1
(± 7.0)
46.6
Sample
333
174
174
388
434
346
503
118
223
197
2790
Disapprove
42.7
68.5
39.6
41.5
55.9
37.0
57.5
44.0
39.4
55.4
48.7
Don’t know or Indifferent
7.8
3.4
2.3
4.6
4.1
3.2
3.9
11.9
2.6
4.5
4.7
These figures show sharp regional differences in attitude to the scheme. The differences between regions approving and disapproving are somewhat larger than the differences in attitude of the social groups.
C.
Family Types
Since the scheme might be expected to appeal differently to families with or without young children the results were analysed by family type. The “over 18 only” families are the adults only families.
Families with over 18
s
only
Over 18s and under 5 only
Over 18 and 5-18 only
Over 18 and both under 5 and 5-18
Total
Approve
47.2
(± 2.7)
64.2
(± 5.5)
36.1
(± 3.5)
51.7
(± 5.5)
46.6
Sample
1409
307
757
321
Disapprove
45.9
34.2
60.0
47.4
48.7
Don’t know or Indifferent
6.9
1.6
2.9
.9
4.7
There is a sharp and interesting difference between the two groups of families which have only infants or only 5-18
. The former are much more in favour of the scheme than the later. The differences between the various family types are slightly larger than regional or social group differences.
