Below are presented for comparison the garments worn in the different Occupation Groups at time of interview.
Housewife
Light Engineering
Textiles
Clerical
Shop Assistant
Other Factories
Transport
Agriculture
Total
Suspender Belt
Boned
32
3.1
45
4.6
48
4.7
43
3.8
36
8.0
19
4.9
6
5.1
2
2.3
231
Unboned
52
5.1
116
12.0
51
5.0
209
18.7
53
11.8
33
8.5
21
17.8
9
10.5
544
Pull-on Elastic Belt
Boned
33
3.2
34
3.5
10
1.0
73
6.5
36
8.0
9
2.3
8
6.8
-
-
203
Unboned
72
7.0
128
13.2
86
8.4
243
21.8
96
21.0
43
11.2
24
20.4
9
10.5
701
Rubber Corset
Boned
13
1.3
5
0.5
6
0.6
3
0.3
6
1.3
2
0.5
2
1.7
-
-
37
Unboned
7
0.7
8
0.8
4
0.4
3
0.3
2
0.4
2
0.5
1
0.8
-
-
27
Other types of Corset
Boned
625
61.2
502
52.0
692
67.8
398
35.6
366
37.0
215
55.7
42
35.7
12
14.0
2,652
Unboned
34
3.3
19
1.9
10
1.0
19
1.7
6
1.3
15
3.9
3
2.5
2
2.3
108
Corselette
Boned
75
7.3
51
5.3
79
7.7
90
8.7
35
7.8
29
7.5
5
4.2
-
-
364
Unboned
26
2.6
12
1.2
13
1.3
27
2.4
3
0.7
10
2.6
3
2.5
5
5.8
99
Expectant Mother’s Corset
9
0.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0.8
-
-
10
Surgical Corset
16
2.6
2
0.2
5
0.5
5
0.4
4
0.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
32
No Corset or Belt
27
2.6
47
4.8
16
1.6
5
0.4
8
1.8
9
2.3
2
1.7
47
54.6
161
Total
1,021
969
1,020
1,118
451
386
118
86
5,169
(It should be noticed that the total calls in each occupation group are not proportionate to the proportions in these occupation groups in the country. Total percentage of the types would therefore be misleading).
